CATALOGUE  OF 
PAINTINGS 


in  the 


E.  B.  CROCKER  ART 
GALLERY 


OWNED  BY  THE 

CITY  OF 
SACRAMENTO 
CALIFORNIA 


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COMPILED  BY 


Mff.  A.  L.  DOYLE 


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Sacramento,  Cal. 
JOS.  M.  ANDERSON,  PRINTER 
1910 


PAINTINGS 


1  Unknown 

Winter 

1-A  Pebbles,  Frank  M. 

Portrait  of  President  U.  S.  Grant 

2  Unknown 

Autumn 

3  Nahl,  ChaS.  C.  San  Francisco 

Sunday  Morning  in  tlie  Mines  (1849) 

This  picture  is  of  special  interest,  as  the  scenes  it  rep- 
resents are  all  taken  from  real  life  in  the  mining  camp,  in 
the  California  era  of  '49. 

4  Nahl,  ChaS.  C.  San  Francisco 

The  Fandango. 

This  picture  illustrates  Spanish  life  in  the  early  days  of 
California. 

5  Cogswell,  Wm. 

Portrait  of  President  U.  S.  Grant 

6  Cogswell,  Wm. 

Portrait  of  Chief  Justice  Salmon  P.  Chase 

7  Nahl,  ChaS.  C.  San  Francisco 

The  Patriotic  Race 

No.  7  represents  an  incident  of  the  American  Revolution. 


8  Adam,  Eugene  Munich 

Dalmation  Peasants  at  the  Spring 


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9  Leisten,  J. 

Lawyer's  Consultation 

10  Vandyck,  Sir  A.  Flemish  schoo 

Portrait 

Anthony  Vandyck,  the  friend  and  pupil  of  Rubens,  is 
justly  termed  the  "Prince  of  Portrait  Painters."  In  this  de- 
partment he  is  allowed  to  have  hut  one  superior — Titian. 
Vandyck  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1599,  and  died  in  London 
in  1641.  The  portrait  before  us  is  evidently  that  of  some 
scholar  and  divine  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

1  1     Wyck,  Thomas  Flemish  school 

The  Dentist 

Thomas  Wyck  was  born  at  Harlem  in  1616.  He  excelled 
in  painting  small  figures,  shipping,  the  interiors  of  chemists' 
laboratories,  etc.  "His  pictures  are  well  composed,  his  color- 
ing warm  and  transparent,  and  his  pencil  bold  and  free."  He 
died  in  1686. 

12  Eager,  Johann  Daniel 

Portrait 

13  Reni,  GuidO  (1575-1642)  Bolognese  school 

Egyptian  IVIagdalene 

Guido  Reni,  the  greatest  of  the  scholars  of  the  Caracei, 
was  born  at  Bologna  in  1575.  "His  earlier  pictures  display 
a  striving  after  the  grand  and  terrible,  with  a  powerful  effect 
of  light  and  shadow,  similar  to  that  observed  in  the  works  of 
Caravaggio;  but  his  later  style,  by  which  he  is  best  known, 
is  remarkable  for  its  sweetness  and  tenderness.  His  heads 
show  the  influence  of  a  careful  study  of  the  antique."  Guido 
died  in  1642. 

1 4  Vandyck,  Sir  A.  ( 1 599- 1 64  d  Antwerp 

Tlie  Epiphany,  or  Adoration  of  the  Three  Kings 

15  Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Expulsion  of  Hagar  (on  porcelain) 


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16  Hasenclever,  John  Peter  (after) 

Matrimonial  Scene. 

"A"     Rosa,  SalvatOre  (1615-1673)      Neapolitan  school 
The  Wild  Bull  Hunt 

17  Eibner,  L. 

Freiburg  Cathedral 

18  Muhr,  Julius  Munich 

Othello  and  Desdemona 

"These  things  to  hear, 
Would  Desdemona  seriously  incline." 

19  Hakl,  G.  Munich 

The  Exhortation 

20  Bush,  Norton  San  Francisco 

Under  the  Equator 
(Owned  by  Ladies'  Musem  Association) 
Norton  Bush  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  in  1833.  He 
studied  under  James  Harris,  an  English  landscape  painter, 
and  later  under  Cropsey  and  Hart,  of  New  York.  He  came 
to  California  in  1853,  residing  in  San  Francisco  and  Martinez. 
He  traveled  extensively  in  Panama,  Nicaragua  and  Peru, 
where  he  laid  the  foundation  of  his  reputation  as  a  painter 
of  tropical  scenery.  One  of  his  best  known  works  is  "Mount 
Diablo"  in  the  rooms  of  the  Society  of  Pioneers,  San  Fran- 
cisco. He  received  a  number  of  medals  from  various  State 
and  local  organizations.  Mr.  Bush  died  in  Oakland,  Cal., 
in  1894. 

21  Glieman,  A.  Dresden 

Girl  and  Pet  Dog 

22  Bienaime,  J.  Paris 

The  Dangerous  Neighbor 


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23  F.  Roffiaen,  and  Eug.  Verboeckhoven 

Landscape  With  Animals 

Eugene  Verboeckhoven  was  born  in  1799  at  Warneton,  a 
small  village  in  Belgium.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Antwerp 
Academy,  an  officer  of  the  Order  of  Leopold,  a  Chevalier  of 
the  Legion  of  Honor,  Commander  of  the  Portuguese  Order  of 
Christ,  and  Chevalier  of  the  Order  of  Merit  of  Bavaria.  Many 
painters  who  have  risen  to  eminence  have  acquired  a 
knowledge  of  the  art  in  his  studio  at  Brussels. 

24  Roux,  Charles  Munich 

Cattle  Piece 

25  Vandyck,  Sir  A.  (after) 

Madonna  and  Child. 

26  Durer,  Albert  German  school 

St.  Joseph. 

Albert  Durer,  the  painter  of  this  head  of  St.  Joseph  and 
its  companion  picture,  "The  Virgin  Mary,"  was  born  at 
Nurnberg  in  1471.  He  distinguished  himself  in  youth  by  his 
exquisite  carvings,  and  subsequently  adopted  painting  as  his 
profession.  Albert  Durer  has  been  styled  the  father  of  the 
German  School  of  Painting  and  the  Prince  of  Artists.  He 
died  in  1528. 

27  Durer,  Albert  German  school 

The  Virgin  Mary 

28  Veronese,  Paolo  (1532-1533)  (after)  Venetian  School 

Christ  Bearing  the  Cross 

The  original  painting  is  in  the  Dresden  Gallery. 

29  Dietrich,  Franz  Dresden 

Oedipus  and  Antigone 

On  discovery  that  he  had  been  guilty  of  the  double  crime 
of  parricide  and  incest,  Oedipus  in  horror  put  out  his  eyes 


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and  exiled  himself.  Led  by  his  daughter  Antigone,  he  pro- 
ceeds to  the  grove  of  the  Furies  at  Colones,  where,  amid 
thunder-peals,  he  is  removed  from  earth. 

Advancing  along  a  dreary  and  rocky  road,  Antigone,  in  a 
white  garment  almost  completely  covered  by  violet  drapery, 
which  veils  without  concealing  her  beautiful  form,  is  putting 
aside  the  briars  from  her  father's  path  with  the  wand  in 
her  right  hand;  her  head  is  turned  towards  Oedipus,  who 
on  his  daughter's  left  side  and  holding  her  hand,  advances 
with  bowed  head  and  the  slow,  uncertain  step  of  blindness. 
The  dark  red  drapery  of  Oedipus  contrasts  admirably  with 
his  silvery,  flowing  hair  and  beard. 


30  Martusteig,  F.  weimar 

Ulrich  Von  Hutten  Seeking  Shelter 

Ulrich  Von  Hutten,  born  in  Hesse  Cassel,  in  the  year 
1488,  was  placed  at  the  age  of  eleven  in  the  monastery  of 
P\ilda,  with  the  intention  of  his  becoming  a  monk.  When 
fifteen  he  ran  away  from  the  cloister  to  the  University  of 
Erfurt,  where  he  joined  the  anti-monkish  party.  He  sub- 
sequently became  a  great  scholar  and  reformer.  He  died 
in  Switzerland  in  1523.  No.  30  represents  him  seeking  the 
refuge  provided  for  him  by  Zwinglius,  in  the  house  of  a 
clergyman  named  Schuegg,  on  the  island  of  Ufuan,  in  the 
Lake  of  Zurich. 


31  Adam,  Benno  (after) 

Town  Quarters 

The  original  of  this  picture  is  in  the  Royal  Bavarian 
collection  at  Schleissheim. 

32  TeiX  Dresden 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  and  Her  Husband,  with  Rizzio 

33  Muhr,  Julius  Munich 

Banquet  of  Queen  Joanna  Near  Naples 

At  a  table,  covered  with  a  damask  cloth,  on  which  are 
flowers,  wines  and  sweetmeats,  ladies  and  cavaliers  are 
seated  in  various  attitudes,  all  more  or  less  careless.    In  the 


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foreground,  to  the  right  of  the  spectator,  sits  Queen  Joanna, 
a  fair  woman,  of  beautiful  form  and  feature.  She  is  clothed 
in  white  satin;  some  drapery  of  gold  brocade  is  thrown 
across  her  lap,  which  is  full  of  flowers,  and  the  tip  of  her 
dainty  attired  foot  rests  on  a  richly  covered  stool.  Her  head 
is  turned  towards  the  gentlemen  on  her  left.  Prince  Louis 
of  Taranto,  who,  with  his  right  hand  on  his  heart,  is  evi- 
dently making  some  tender  protestation.  Behind  the  chairs 
of  the  Queen  and  her  favorite  stand  two  Moorish  boys, 
holding  fans  of  peacock  feathers.  To  the  left,  a  youth  and 
maiden,  in  the  costume  of  the  Italian  peasantry,  are  execut- 
ing a  national  dance  to  the  music  of  bagpipe  and  flute.  In 
the  background  attendants  are  bringing  in  fruit,  and  on  the 
extreme  right  of  the  picture  a  musician,  seated  on  a  stone 
fence,  and  two  lazzaroni  are  eagerly  gazing  upon  the  festive 
scene.  Between  the  vine-wreathed  pillars,  at  the  back  of 
the  table,  we  have  a  view  of  Vesuvius,  and  the  blue  waters 
of  the  far-famed  Bay  of  Naples, 

Queen  Joanna  reigned  from  1343  to  1382.  She  was  a 
beautiful,  but  unprincipled  woman,  who  caused  the  murder 
of  her  first  husband  in  1345,  and  was  married  three  times 
afterwards.  She  was  suffocated  by  command  of  her  cousin 
and  adopted  son,  Charles  of  Durazzo,  who  was  proclaimed 
King  of  Naples  in  1382. 

34  Winterstein,  E. 

Charity 

35  Rubens,  Peter  Paul  (after) 

Descent  From  the  Cross 

36  Nahl,  ChaS.  C.  San  Francisco 

The  Indian  Camp 

37  Muller 

School  Examination. 

38  Piloty,  Carl  Munich 

The  Hurdy-Gurdy  Girl 

Professor  Piloty  was  born  in  1826,  and  was  for  years 
Director  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  Munich.    He  acquired 


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European  fame  by  two  great  works,  which  of  their  kind  are 
unrivalled:  The  "Death  of  Wallenstein,"  and  "Nero  Walking 
Among  the  Ruins  of  Rome."  He  has  numerous  followers 
and  imitators,  among  them  Lindenschmidt  and  Toby  Rosen- 
thal. 

39  Unknown  English  school 

Boy  and  Falcon 

40  Bergen 

The  Flageolet  Player 

41  Kockert,  J  Munich 

St.  John's  Eve. 

42  Dietrich,  Franz  Dresden 

Proclamation  of  Peace  After  the  Thirty  Years'  War 

43  Siebold,  C.  1759 

Maria  Theresa,  Empress  of  Austria 

44  Unknown 

Cavalry  Fight 

45  Veronese,  Paolo  (after) 

Abduction  of  Europa 

46  Burde,  F.  Benin 

Preaching  in  the  Woods 

47  DeKeyser  (after) 

Raphael  Painting  the  Duchess  Joanna  of  Arragon 

48  Van  Der  Werff,  Adrian  (after) 

Magdalene 

The  small  painting  in  the  Royal  Pinakothek  in  Munich,  of 
which  this  is  a  copy,  is  considered  the  best  work  of  the 
master. 


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49  Salvator  Rosa  (after) 

Portrait 


50  Holbein,  Hans  (after) 

Portrait  of  Martin  Lutlier 


51   Van  Aelst,  Wilhelm 

Roses  and  Butterfly 


Dutch  School 


52  Meissner,  Ernst 

Cattle  and  Sheep 


Munich 


53  Minjon,  P.  H. 

street  in  Ghent 


Brussels 


54  Muhiig,  Meno 

Royal  Hunting  Feast 


Dresden 


55  Victor,  Jan  (leoo-isTO) 

Moses  in  the  Desert 


Dutch 


But  little  is  known  of  the  private  history  of  this  able 
artist.  He  was  of  Flemish  origin,  and  was  born  about  the 
year  1600.  He  studied  in  the  school  of  Rubens,  but  sub- 
sequently adopted  the  manner  of  Rembrandt,  and  so  closely 
does  he  approach  that  master,  that  many  works  attributed 
to  Rembrandt,  doubtless  owe  their  paternity  to  Jan  Victor, 
and  only  a  duly  qualified  connoisseur  can  discriminate  be- 
tween the  two.  Victor,  or  as  he  sometimes  signed  his 
pictures,  Fictoor,  usually  chose  his  subjects  from  the  Old 
Testament.    He  died  about  1670. 


56    Hill,  Thomas  San  Francisco 

Grand  Canyon  of  the  Sierras 
Yosemite  Valley,  California 

Thomas  Hill  was  born  in  Birmingham,  England,  in  1829. 
His  family  came  to  America  in  1840,  and  settled  at  Taunton, 
Mass.    He  early  showed  artistic  talent,  his  first  important 


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work  being  painted  in  Philadelphia  in  1853,  at  which  time 
he  was  a  member  of  the  old  Graphic  Club  and  also  of  the 
Academy,  studying  in  the  life  class,  of  which  Rothermel 
was  President.  In  1853,  he  took  his  first  medal  at  the 
Maryland  Institute,  Baltimore.  In  1861,  he  came  to  Cali- 
fornia for  the  benefit  of  his  health.  Opening  a  studio  in  San 
Francisco,  he  took  the  first  prize  of  the  Art  Union  for  his 
"Trial  Scene  in  the  Merchant  of  Venice."  He  went  to  Paris 
in  1866,  and  studied  with  Paul  Meyerheim,  after  which  he 
devoted  himself  almost  exclusively  to  landscape.  Taking  up 
his  residence  in  Boston  in  1867,  he  painted  several  notable 
pictures,  amongst  others  "The  Yosemite  Valley"  and  "White 
Mountain  Notch."  Ill  health  compelled  him  to  return  to 
California,  where  he  was  soon  able  to  resume  the  successful 
career  began  in  the  East.  At  the  Centennial  Exposition, 
Philadelphia,  1876,  he  was  awarded  the  first  medal  for  land- 
scape painting,  the  subjects  being  "Donner  Lake"  and 
"Yosemite  Valley"  which  are  now  in  the  gallery  of  the  Leland 
Stanford,  Jr.,  University.  Another  of  his  best  works,  "The 
Great  Canon  of  the  Sierras,"  is  in  the  Crocker  Gallery 
(No.  56).  This  picture  gained  the  New  York  Pallette  Club 
medal.  In  addition  to  these  honors,  Mr.  Hill  has  received  a 
number  of  other  medals. 


57  Titian,  Vecelli  (after) 


Lavinia,  Titian's  Daughter 


58  Bretschneider,  Edw^ard 


Altenburg 


Cordelia  and  King  Lear  in  Prison 


59  Jordeans,  Jacob  (isqs) 

The  Elated  Troubadour 


Flemish  School 


60  Teix 


Dresden 


Trial  of  Charles  the  First  of  England 


61    Muhlig,  Meno 


Dresden 


Return  From  the  Hunt 


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Rubens,  Peter  Paul  (after) 

The  Garland  of  Fruit 


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63  Weber,  Antoine  ^  Paris 

The  Response 

64  DeKeyser,  Theodore  (after) 

Vandyck  Bidding  Adieu  to  Rubens 

65  Reinhold,  Bernhard  Dresden 

Young  Mason   Eating   His  Dinner 

66  Batoni,  Pompeo  Girolamo  (after) 

Magdalene 

The  famous  picture  in  the  Dresden  Gallery,  of  which 
this  is  a  copy,  is  conceded  by  all  to  be  Batoni's  masterpiece. 
Batoni  was  born  at  Lucca,  Italy,  in  1708,  and  died  in  1781. 

67  Unknown 

The  Declaration 

68  Ostade,  Isaac  Van  (1612)  Dutch  school 

Women  Fighting 

69  Unknown 

Fisherman 

70  Pluddemann  (after) 

Barbarossa 

71  Murillo,  Bartholome  Esteban  Spanish  School 

A  Gypsy 

In  this  picture  the  connoisseur  recognizes  at  a  glance  the 
master  hand  of  Murillo.  The  squalid  attire  and  surroundings 
of  the  weird,  witch-like  creature,  the  attendant  ape,  fit  com- 
panion for  a  being  who  appears  scarcely  human  in  her 
repulsive  hideousness,  are  portrayed  with  wonderful  art  and 
expression,  and  reveal  the  touch  of  him,  in  whom  "all  the 
glories  of  Spanish  art  were  united,  as  it  were,  into  one  focus." 
Murillo,  like  Rubens,  the  only  master  of  his  age  that  can  be 


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compared  with  him  in  talent,  "possessed  an  almost  in- 
credible fertility,  a  widely  extended  reputation,  and  most 
amiable  qualities." 

Bartholome  Esteban  Murillo  was  born  at  the  little  town 
of  Pilas,  near  Seville,  in  1618,  and  died  in  1685. 

72  Kaulbach,  Hermann  Munich 

The  First  Confession 

73  Scholtz,  Julius 

German   Peasant  Wedding 

74  Maier,  A. 

Veteran  Teaching  His  Boy 

75  Wolf,  F. 

The  Love  Letter 

76  Marc,  W.  Munich 

Equality  of  Rank 

77  Hahn,  Wilhelm  San  Francisco 
IVIarket  Scene,  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco 

78  Hubner,  Carl  Dusseldorf 

The  Village  on  Fire 

In  this  magnificent  painting,  Hubner  has  represented 
in  the  most  vivid  colors  all  the  horrors  of  a  conflagration. 

79  Unknown  Russian  School 

Pope  of  Greek  Church 

80  Veronese,  Paolo  (after) 

The  Marriage  in  Cana 

The  original  of  this  painting  is  in  the  Dresden  Gallery. 


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81  Ouellinus,  Erasmus  Flemish  school 

St.  Antonius 

Qiiellinus  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1607,  and  died  in  1678. 

82  Choulant,  Theodore  Dresden 

View  in  Venice 

83  Aerttinger 

Invasion  of  Persia  by  the  Russians  Under  Prince 
Pascovitch  in  1829 

84  Hasenclever,  John  Peter  ousseidorf 

The  Examination  of  Hieronymus  Jobs 

85  Achenbach,  C. 

Festival  and  Fireworks  by  Moonlight 
at  Resina,  Italy 

86  Landseer  (after) 

The  Horse  Sheer 

87  Risse,  R. 

The  Sleeping  Beauty 

88  Baer,  Prof.  Dresden 

The  Anabaptists 

In  front  of  his  dwelling,  in  Munster,  Johann  von  Leyden 
is  baptizing  the  daughter  of  his  prophet,  Dusentschuer,  whom 
he  afterwards  married.  On  his  left  stand  his  co-regents- 
Rollman,  the  priest,  holding  the  book,  "de  libertate  Chris- 
tiana," under  his  arm,  and  Knipperdolling,  in  executioner's 
garb,  with  the  sword.  Behind  these  appear  two  of  his  twelve 
dukes,  the  co-regents  of  the  world.  In  the  foreground,  a 
kneeling  monk,  seized  with  fanaticism,  is  pressing  forward 
to  the  anabaptism.  In  obedience  to  the  King's  command, 
that  all  gold  and  silver  is  to  be  delivered  up  to  him,  a  maiden 
is  bringing  her  trinkets  and  valuables  to  lay  at  the  soverign's 


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feet.  Attired  in  her  white  baptismal  robes,  Dusentschuer's 
daughter,  the  picture  of  innocence  and  devotion,  kneels  be- 
fore Johann,  and  receives  upon  her  bowed  head  the  water 
of  anabaptism.  The  boy,  holding  the  vessel  of  water,  was 
a  natural  son  of  the  Bishop  of  Munster,  and  in  his  captivity 
served  as  page  to  the  King.  His  garments  are  blue  and 
brown,  to  typify  that  his  King  is  Lord  of  Heaven  and  Earth. 
Behind  the  maiden  kneels  Dusentschuer,  the  second  John 
the  Baptist.  Instead  of  a  sheepskin,  a  wolfskin  covers  his 
shoulders,  and  on  his  banner  is  inscribed  the  sanguinary 
motto  of  the  Anabaptists:  "dat  Wort  is  Flesch  worden." 
By  his  side  appears  Hilla,  the  new  Judith,  in  a  state  of 
ecstasy.  Behind  her  follow  groups  of  the  people,  represent- 
ing Stupidity,  Remorse,  Indolence,  and  Anguish  of  Mind. 
Armed  men  mingle  in  the  crowd,  for  the  protection  of  the 
newly  established  Zion,  Albot,  Burgomaster  of  Munster,  and 
his  wife,  both  heartily  grieved  at  the  new  regime  of  the 
fanatics,  are  seen  at  the  window  immediately  overlooking  this 
scene.  The  Ludgheri  Church  is  visible  in  the  background, 
but  as  '  if  to  carry  out  the  words  of  Scripture,  that  whatso- 
ever exalteth  itself  shall  be  humbled,  its  spire  is  broken. 
Pictures  and  books  are  being  burned  in  the  square  in  front 
of  the  church,  for  New  Zion  has  her  King  and  her  Prophets. 

The  above  description  of  the  painting — "The  Anabaptists" 
was  written  by  the  poet  Julius  Mosen. 


90  Eckhout,  G.  Van  Den  (i  621-1674)  Dutch  school 

Christ  at  Emmaus 


89  Genz.  W. 


Berlin 


Egyptian  Harem  Taking  a  Walk. 


91   Thompson,  H. 


London 


One  of  the  First  Smokers 


92   Reyntjens,  H.  E. 


Paris 


A  Jolly  Party 


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93  Van  der  Werf,  Peter 


Dutch  School 


Medor  and  Angelica 
(From  Ariosto's  "Orlando  Furioso") 


Peter  Van  der  Werf  was  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Rotter- 
dam in  1665.  A  pupil  of  his  elder  brother,  Adrian,  he  copied 
the  latter's  works  in  the  same  tone  of  coloring  and  delicate 
manner  of  penciling.  In  painting  from  his  own  designs  he 
imitated  his  brother  so  closely  that  his  pictures  have  some- 
times passed  for  Adrian's  works,  although  they  are  inferior 
to  them.    He  died  in  1718. 

94     Nahl,  ChaS.  C.  San  Francisco 


It  was  customary  with  the  Arabs,  when  a  young  man 
wooed  the  daughter  of  a  Sheik,  that  the  father  should  give 
his  best  horse  to  the  maiden,  and  another  to  her  suitor.  If 
the  girl  v/as  favorably  disposed  toward  the  intended  bride- 
groom, she  would  rein  in  her  steed,  thus  giving  him  an 
opportunity  of  overtaking  her;  if,  on  the  contrary,  she  dis- 
liked him,  she  urged  her  horse  to  its  utmost  speed.  This 
picture  represents  a  fair  lady,  evidently  extremely  willing 
to  be  captured,  and  giving  her  lover  every  possible  oppor- 
tunity of  winning  the  prize.  In  the  background  are  seated 
the  respective  fathers  of  the  young  couple,  while,  according 
to  Arab  custom,  a  camel  stands  ready  to  carry  home  the 
bride. 

95  Vollmar  Munich 


The  Love  Chase 


Paying  His  Addresses 


96 


Rembrandt  (School  of) 


Portrait 


97 


Gille,  Robert 


Portrait 


98 


Mengs,  Cav.  Antonio  Raffaelle 


German 


Portrait  of  a  Nobleman 


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99  Hiddemann,  F.  Munich 

Return  Home  From  America 


101   Van  de  Velde,  Adrian  Dutch  school 

Cattle  Piece 

Adrian  Van  de  Velde  was  born  at  Amsterdam  in  1639. 
"He  was  a  scholar  of  Jan  Wynants,  and  ranks  almost  as  high 
as  Paul  Potter;  for  if  inferior  to  him  in  the  energy  of  con- 
ception displayed  in  his  cattle,  in  plastic  modelling  and 
breadth  of  solid  execution,  he  excels  him  in  variety  of  sub- 
ject, in  taste  for  composition,  delicacy  of  drawing,  and  in  a 
certain  warmth  and  sweetness  of  feeling."  He  has,  however, 
this  in  common  with  Paul  Potter — that  he  was  a  distinguished 
artist  by  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  that  he  died  young,  namely, 
at  the  age  of  thirty-two. 


103  De  Cawer,  L. 

Terrier  and  Puppies 


Ghent 


104  Van  Der  Werf,  Peter 

Diana  and  a  Nymph 


Dutch  School 


105  Unknown 


Children 


106   Muhlig,  Meno 

Caught  in  the  Act 


Dresden 


107     Bush,  N.  San  Francisco 

Soda  Springs,  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains. 


108  Potter,  Paul 

Landscape  with  Animals 


Dutch  School 


Paul  Potter  was  born  at  Enckhuysen  in  1625.  He  made 
such  astonishing  progress  in  the  study  of  painting,  that  he 


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ranked,  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  as  a  finished  artist.  "Of  the 
masters  who  have  striven  pre-eminently  after  truth,  he  is, 
beyond  all  question,  one  of  the  greatest  that  ever  lived."  He 
died  at  Amsterdam  in  1654. 


109  Van  Oer,  Theobald  Dresden 

Flight  of  Maria  D'Este,  Queen  of  James  II. 
of  England   fronn  Whitehall 


110  Neefs,  Peter,  the  Elder  Flemish  schooi 

Church  Interior 

Painting  interiors  of  Gothic  churches  was  the  chosen 
province  of  this  painter.  His  style  is  similar  to  that  of  his 
master,  Steenwyck,  whom  he,  however,  excels  in  power  and 
warmth  of  tone.  Neefs  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1570,  and 
died  in  1651. 


111  Old  German  School,  Fifteenth  Century 
Holy  Family 

112  Leyden,  Lucas  Van  Dutch  school 

Abraham  Offering  Isaac 

Luc  Jacobez,  called  Lucas  van  Leyden,  may  justly  be 
considered  the  Patriarch  of  the  Dutch  School.  Born  at 
Leyden  in  1494,  "he  followed  that  realistic  tendency,  in  the 
treatment  of  sacred  suajcjts,  which  Huber  van  Eyck  had 
so  grandly  tracked,  and  lowered  it  greatly  from  its  previous 
elevation.  His  heads,  for  instance,  are  generally  of  a  very 
ugly  character;  at  the  same  time,  his  form  of  art  found 
sympathy  in  the  feeling  of  the  period."    He  died  in  1533. 


113  Backhuysen,  L.  Dutch  school 

Shipwreck 

Ludolf  Backhuysen,  born  at  Embden  in  1631,  commenced 
his  art  studies  only  in  his  eighteenth  year,  and  devoted 
himself  with  great  ardor  to  marine  painting,  his  representa- 
tions of  the  "fearful  element"  speedily  raising  his  reputation 


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higher  than  even  that  of  W.  Van  de  Velde.  Backhuysen 
died  at  Amsterdam  in  1709. 

114  Litschaur,  K.  J. 

Armorer  and  Raven 

115  Zimmermann,  Reinhard  Sebastian 

The  Circulating  Library  Munich 

116  Titian,  Vecelli  (after)  ( 1477-1 576) 

Spring 

117  Titian,  Vecelli  (after) 

Bacchante 

118  Van  Der  Meulen,  Peter  Flemish  School 

Landscape  with  Cattle 

119  Metzu,  Gabriel  (after) 

The  Game  Dealer 

1 20  Breughel,  Peter,  the  Younger  Flemish  School 

Feasting  and  Dancing  in  Holland 

121  Hemling,  John  (1440-1499)  Flemish  school 

Triptych 

124     Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 
The  Bonder's  Return 


125  Baumgartner,  P.  Munich 

Blacksmith  Shop  in  the  Bavarian  Alps 


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126   Luini,  Bernardino  (1480-1530)  Milanese  school 


Bernardino  Luini  was  born  at  Luino,  on  Lago  Maggiore, 
about  the  year  1480.  He  was  a  disciple  of  Leonardo  da 
Vinci,  and  the  most  celebrated  imitator  of  that  master's 
style.  Some  uncertainty  exists  concerning  the  exact  date 
of  his  death,  but  it  was  subsequent  to  the  year  1530.  Pro- 
fessor Ruskin  said  of  Luini,  in  his  Oxford  Lecture  on 
Sculpture,  that  "he  alone  of  mediaeval  artists  could  combine 
beauty  and  saintliness." 


Madonna  and  Child 


127   Siebold,  C.  (after) 


Portrait  of  an  Old  Man 


129  Siebold,  C.  (after) 


Portrait  of  an  Old  Woman 


130   Borgognissanti,  Luigi  Pisani 


Rome 


St.  Dorothea 


131   Landseer  (after) 


Pride  and  Humility 


132  Seydel,  Ed. 


Dresden 


Saxon  Tavern 


133   Seydel,  Ed. 


Dresden 


Quieting  the  Baby 


134  Lindenschmidt,*^Wilhelm 

Andrea  Proles  Teaching  Young  Luther 


Munich 


135  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

Tyrolean  Country  House 


CATTLE  PIECE 


Charles  Roux 


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136  Pesne,  Antoine  (after) 

Girl  With  Pigeons 

137  Boccalino,  Antonio  itauan 

Architectural  Ruins  in  Rome 

138  Boccalino,  Antonio  itauan 

Architectural  Ruins  in  Rome 

139  Raphael,  Sanzio  (after) 

La  Perle 

Philip  IV.  of  Spain,  who  had  purchased  the  picture  from 
the  Gallery  of  Charles  I.,  is  said  to  have  exclaimed,  on  seeing 
it:   "This  is  my  Pearl!"  hence  its  name. 

140  Munsch.  J.  Munich 

Wedding  Procession  in  Bavarian  Tyrol 

141  Bush,  N.  San  Francisco 

Scene  in  Nicaragua 

142  Rosa,  Sal VatOre  (1615-1673)      Neapolitan  school 

Waterfall 

"B"   Franck,  Ambrose  (1549)  Flemish  school 

St.  John  Preaching  in  the  Wilderness 

143  Unknown 

The  Milkmaid 


144  Siebold,  C. 

Portrait 


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145  Amerighi,  Michel  Angelo  (after) 

The  False  Players 

Michel  Angelo  Amerighi,  surnamed  Caravaggio,  was 
born  at  Milan  in  1569,  and  died  in  1609.  He  has  made  him- 
self famous  for  the  impressive  truth  of  his  productions,  and 
his  pictures  may  to  a  certain  extent,  be  regarded  as  typical 
of  his  life,  portraying,  as  they  do,  more  especially  the 
passionate  and  gloomy  emotions  of  the  human  heart. 

146  Bramer,  Leonard  Dutch  school 

Crowning  of  Christ 

"And  they  stripped  Him,  and  put  on  Him  a  scarlet  robe. 
And  when  they  had  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns  they  put  it 
upon  His  head,  and  they  bowed  the  knee  before  Him  and 
mocked  Him,  saying:  'Hail,  King  of  the  Jews!'" — Matthew 
XXVII,  28,  29.  Bramer's  style  resembles  that  of  Rembrandt. 
He  was  born  at  Delft  in  1596;  the  year  of  his  death  is 
unknown. 


147  Vignali,  JaCOpO  Florentine  school 

Name  Unknown. 

Vignali  was  born  at  Florence  in  1592.  Although  a  disciple 
of  Matteo  Rossetti,  his  style  bears  more  resemblance  to  that 
of  Guercino.  Among  the  many  scholars  who  do  honor  to 
the  teaching  of  Jacopo  Vignali,  the  name  of  Carlo  Dolce 
stands  pre-eminent.    He  died  in  1664. 

148  Heimerdinger,  Frederick  Hamburg 

The  Hunter's  Cabin 

149  EverSOn,  A.  The  Hague 

View  Taken  in  Utrecht 


150  Zimmermann,  Reinhard  Sebastian 

The  Fisherman's  Return  ^ 


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151  Keith,  William  San  Francis  co 

Mount  Baker,  Puget  Sound,  Oregon 

152  Breughel,  Peter,  The  Elder       Dutch  school 

The  Blind  Hurdy  Gurdy  Player 

Peter,  or  as  he  was  frequently  called,  Peasant  Breughel, 
was  born  near  Breda  about  1510,  and  died  at  Antwerp  in  1569. 
He  chose  the  various  forms  of  peasant  life  as  the  chief 
subjects  of  his  art. 

153  Brekelencamp,  Querinus        Dutch  school 

The  Musicians 

This  artist  lived  about  1650.  Although  a  scholar  of 
Gerard  Douw,  he  did  not  follow  his  master's  style,  but 
formed  one  of  his  own  which  partook  of  the  manner  of  both 
Rembrandt  and  Douw.  His  pictures  represent  usually  in- 
teriors of  Dutch  cottages  with  figures. 

154  Beerstraten,  T.  Van  Dutch  school 

Winter  Landscape  in  Holland 

155  Poussin,  Nicholas  French  school 

Landscape  Near  Rome 

Poussin,  a  leading  master  of  the  French  School  of  Art, 
is  celebrated  for  his  landscapes  with  scriptural  and  classical 
figures.  He  was  born  at  Andely,  in  Normandy,  in  1594,  and 
died  at  Rome  in  1665,  at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-one. 

156  De  Bruyn,  Theodore  French  school 

Landscape  with  Cattle 

Theodore  de  Bruyn,  a  native  of  France  or  Switzerland, 
flourished  in  the  middle  of  the  18th  century.  He  is  noted 
as  a  painter  of  landscape  and  cattle,  and  also  imitated  bas 
reliefs  very  successfully.  An  example  of  his  skill  in  the 
latter  department  may  be  seen  in  the  chapel  of  Greenwich 
Hospital. 


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157  Jardin,  Karel  Du 


Dutch  School 


Cavalier  in  Cellar 


This  delightful  artist  was  born  at  Amsterdam  in  1640. 
After  leaving  the  studio  of  Nicholas  Berghem,  whose  ablest 
pupil  he  was  most  unquestionably,  he  proceeded  to  Rome  to 
perfect  himself  there,  by  further  study  of  the  great  masters. 
He  soon  rose  to  distinction,  his  pictures  being  more  highly 
esteemed  in  the  "ancient  city"  than  those  of  any  of  his 
countrymen.    He  died  in  Venice  in  the  year  1678. 

158  Andrea,  Del  Sarto  Florentine  school 

Madonna  and  Child 

Andrea  Vannuchi,  surnamed  del  Sarto,  was  born  at 
Florence,  in  1488,  and  died  of  the  plague  in  1530. 


159  Heinz,  J.  (after) 


Lot  and  His  Daughters 

Original  in  the  Dresden  Gallery. 


160  Adam,  Benno 


Munich 


Horses  in  Pasture 


161   Van  Der  Venne,  A. 


Munich 


The  Gypsy  Halt 


162  Bush,  N. 


San  Francisco 


Scene  in  Nicaragua 


163  Unknown 


Garabaldi  on  Caprera  Island 


164 


Muhlig,  Meno 

Feeding  Chickens 


Dresden 


THE    HURDY-GURDY  GIRL  i  Carl  Piloty 


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165  Cignani  (after) 

Victory  Over  Sensuality 

The  original  picture,  by  the  master  hand  of  Carlo  Cignani 
(1628-1719),  adorns  the  walls  of  the  Dresden  Gallery. 

166  Berghem,  Nicholas  Dutch  school 

Landscape  with  Animals 

Nicholas  Klass  Berghem,  "one  of  the  most  original  and 
charming  of  Dutch  landscape  painters,"  was  born  at  Harlem 
in  1624,  and  died  in  1683. 

167  Potter,  Paul  (l  625-1 654)  Dutch  school 

Landscape  with  Animals 

168  Van  De  Velde,  William  Dutch  school 

Marine 

Born  at  Amsterdam  in  1633,  and  died  in  1707. 

169  Giordano,  Luca  Neapolitan  school 

Appollo  and  the  Muses 

To  the  greatest  among  modern  artists,  belongs  Spag- 
naletto's  pupil,  the  rapid  painter  Luca  Giordano,  surnamed 
Fa  Presto.  He  was  born  at  Naples  in  1632,  and  died  at  the 
same  place  in  1705. 

172     Ribera,  Jose  (1589-1656)  Spanish  school 

Magdalena 

Josef  Ribera,  called  II  Spagnaletto,  was  born  at  Xativa  in 
1589.  In  due  time  he  became  a  pupil  of  Caravaggio,  whose 
powerful  and  effective  style  possessed  a  particular  attraction 
for  Ribera.  "His  genius  led  him  to  paint  gloomy  and  austere 
subjects,  which  were  peculiarly  acceptable  to  the  Neapolitans 
and  Spaniards,  such  as  hermits  and  saints  emaciated  by 
abstinance  and  severity."    Ribera  died  at  Naples  in  1656. 


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1 73  Schalken,  Godfrey  ( 1 643- 1  roe)      Dutch  school 

Woman  at  the  Fireplace 

174  Carracci,  Ludovico  Boiognese  school 

Christ  and  the  Samaritan  Woman 

Represents  the  well-known  scene  at  Jacob's  Well.  Luke 
IV,  V.  6-26.  A  scholar  at  Fontana  and  Tintoretto,  Ludovico 
Carracci  became  the  founder  of  the  most  important  of  the 
Eclectic  Schools  at  Bologna.  His  style  has  been  considered 
by  several  of  the  best  judges  of  the  art,  as  that  which  ap- 
proaches nearest  perfection.  He  was  born  at  Bologna  in 
1555,  and  died  in  1619. 


175  Cranack,  Lucas  (School  of) 

The  Crucifixion 


176  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Spinning  Wheel  and  Sewing  Machine 

177  Diethe,  A. 

Roman  Girl 

178  Naumann,  P.  Munich 

The  Politicians 

179  Tintoretto,  II  Venetian  school 

Venetian  Senator 

Giacomo  Robusti,  born  at  Venice  in  1512,  received  from 
his  father's  occupation  of  dyer,  the  nickname  of  II  Tintoretto, 
by  which  he  is  best  known.  A  contemporary  of  Paolo 
Veronese,  he  became  for  a  short  time  the  pupil  of  Tiziano, 
whose  follower  he  always  remained.    Died  1594. 


180  Rubens  (School  of) 

Allegory 


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181  McKee,  Miss  Mary  Sacramemo.  Cal. 

Landscape 

182  Unknown  Flemish  school 

Beer  House  Scene 

183  Rosa,  Sal VatOr  Neapolitan  school 

Landscape  with  Waterfall 

Salvator  Rosa  was  born  at  Naples  in  1615.  He  was  a 
pupil  and  follower  of  Spagnaletto,  and  died  at  Rome  in  1673. 

184  Dietrich,  C.  W.  E.  German  School 

Portrait 

Christian  William  Ernst  Dietrich  was  born  at  Weimar 
in  1712,  and  died  at  Dresden  in  1774. 

185  Unknown 

The  First  Drink  of  Beer 

186  Zimmermann,  Julius 

The  Tourists 

187  Knaus,  L.  (after) 

The  False  Gamblers 

188  Snyders,  Francis  Flemish  school 

still  Life 

This  distinguished  artist,  who  was  born  at  Antwerp  in 
1579,  confined  himself  for  some  time  entirely  to  painting 
fruit  and  objects  of  still  life,  in  which  he  excelled;  but  later 
devoted  himself  to  animals  and  hunting  scenes,  which  he 
painted  with  a  fire  and  spirit  unequaled  by  any  master  who 
has  succeeded  him.    Snyders  died  at  Antwerp  in  1657. 


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189  Titian,  Vecelli  (after) 


Flora 


190  Unknown 


Dutch  School 


Cavalry  Fight 


191   Ostade,  Isaac  Van 


Dutch  School 


Tavern  Scene 


Isaac  Van  Ostade,  born  at  Harlem  in  1612,  was  the 
younger  brother  of  the  more  famous  Adrian,  from  whom 
he  received  his  artistic  education.  His  works  consist  of 
landscapes  with  figures  and  cattle,  as  well  as  interiors  of 
peasant  life,  country  festivities  and  similar  subjects  in  the 
style  of  his  brother.    He  died  about  the  year  1654. 

192     Nahl,  ChaS.  C  San  Francisco 


193  Baroccio,  Federigo  (1528-1612)  Roman  schooi 

study 


Bemmel  was  born  at  Utrecht  in  1630.  He  spent  many 
years  in  Italy  and  Germany,  and  finally  settled  in  Nuremberg. 
He  excelled  in  landscape  painting,  and  died  in  1703  at  the 
age  of  73. 


Evening  on  the  Sacramento  River 


194 


Bemmel,  Wm.  Van 


Dutch  School 


Diana  and  Mars 


195  Kels,  F. 


Dusseldorf 


The  Whispered  Secret 


196   Munsch,  J. 

Soldier  and  Peasant  Boy 


Munich 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIF. 


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197  Venius,  Otto 


Dutch  School 


Christ  and  Martha 


Otto  Venius  was  born  at  Leyden  in  1556,  and  spent  many 
years  in  Italy,  where  he  was  the  pupil  of  Zuccaro.  On  his 
return,  he  passed  some  time  in  Germany,  in  the  service  of 
the  Emperor,  and  finally  established  himself  in  Antwerp, 
where  he  became  the  instructor  of  Rubens.  Venius  was 
appointed  principal  painter  to  Archduke  Albert,  which  posi- 
tion he  retained  until  his  death  in  1634. 

198  Denny,  G.  J.  San  Francisco 
Towing  the  Old  "Veteran"  Into  San  Francisco  Harbor 

199  Breughel,  John  Flemish  school 


John  Breughel  was  born  at  Brussels  in  1589,  and  died  at 
Antwerp  in  1642.  There  were  four  painters  of  this  name 
living  about  the  same  time.  John  Breughel  was  distinguished 
as  the  "Velvet  Breughel,"  because  he  was  generally  dressed 
in  velvet,  an  expensive  habit,  and  one  unusual  for  painters 
in  those  days. 

200  Unknown  Dutch  school 


Landscape 


Head 


201 


ROOS,  H.  (1631-1685) 


Dutch  School 


Animals 


202 


Canton,  S. 


Watering  Cattle 


203 


Neustatter,  L. 

Children  Frightened  by  a  Chimney  Sweep 


204 


Miller,  Joseph 


The  First  Smoke 


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205  Fischer,  August 

Soldier  of  the  Thirty  Years'  War 

206  Manseau,  A. 

Francis  Joseph,  Emperor  of  Austria 

207  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

Italian   Wedding   Party  at  Night 

208  Schonberr,  C.  Dresden 

Lazarus  and  the  Rich  Man 

209  Post,  E.  C. 

Dutch  Luggers 

210  Van  Oer,  Theobald  Dresden 

Presentation  of  Merino  Sheep  to  the  Elector  of 
Saxony  by  the  Spanish  Ambassador 

211  Breughel,  John  (1589-1642)  Flemish  school 

River  Scene  in  Holland 

212  Unknown 

The  Capsized  Sleigh 

213  Bush,  N.  San  Francisco 

Catskill  Mountains 

"C"  Titian,  Vecelli  (after) 

Jupiter  and  Antiope 

The  original  is  in  the  Royal  Pinakothek  at  Munich. 


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D"   Martinelli  (after) 

The  Temptation 


Drooch  Sloot,  J.  C. 

Holland   Harvest  Feast 


Dutch  School 


214  Keith,  William  San  Francisco 

Mount  Hood,  Oregon 

215  Ouerf urth,  Augustus  ( i  eoe- 1  re  i )  German  school 

Train  of  Merchants  Attacked  by  Highwaymen 


216  Voltz,  Ludwig 


The  Faithful  Watch 


Munich 


217  Van  Oer,  Theobald 

Schiller  at  Loschwitz 


Dresden 


218  Veronese,  Carletto  Venetian  school 

Christ  at  Simon's  Table 

Although  decidedly  inferior  to  him,  Carletto,  the  eldest 
son  of  Paolo  Veronese,  belongs  to  the  most  successful  imi- 
tators of  his*  father's  style.  He  was  born  at  Venice  in  1570, 
and  died  in  1596  at  the  age  of  twenty-six. 

219  Muhlig,  MenO  Dresden 

Armorer  at  Work,  and  a  Cavalier  Admiring 
His  Daughter 


220  Naumann,  P. 

The  Letter  Carrier 


Munich 


221  Robbe 


Brussels 


Cattle  Piece 


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222  Mola,  Pietro  Francisco  Roman  school 

Abraham  Offering  Isaac 

This  artist  was  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Como  in  the  year 
1609,  and  died  at  Rome  in  1665.  Price  says:  "There  is 
hardly  any  painter  whose  pictures  more  immediately  catch 
the  eye  of  a  connoisseur  than  those  of  Mola,  or  that  less 
attract  the  notice  of  a  person  unused  to  painting." 

223  Brooks,  S.  M.  San  Francisco 

Still  Life 

224  Roegge,  Wilhelm 

Faust's  Marguerite 

225  Bakofky  Moscow 

Vanity 

226  Canton,  S 

A  Shipwreck 

"  F  "   Rubens,  Peter  Paul  (after) 

Abduction  of  Europa 

"G"   Strong,  E. 

Sacred  Deer 

227  Keith,  William  San  Francisco 

Mount  Shasta,  California 

228  Wouvermann,  Philip  Dutch  school 

Cattle  Market 

This  admired  painter  was  born  at  Harlem  in  1620,  and 
died  at  the  same  place  in  1668.  His  pictures  usually  repre- 
sent hawking  parties,  halts  of  travelers,  encampments,  horse 
fairs,  and  all  subjects  into  which  he  could  introduce  horses, 
which  he  treated  with  unequaled  spirit  and  correctness. 


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229  Jacobi,  E.  Benin 

Reading  of  the  Will 

230  Gareis,  Anton  Prague 

Shepherd's  Festival 
(From  Shakespeare's  Winter  Tales) 

231  Zimmermann,  R.  S.  (after) 

The  News  Readers 

232  Mireveldt,  Michael  Jansen       Dutch  school 

Portrait 

233  Meissner,  Ernst  Dresden 

Returning  from  Work 

234  GrOOt,  J.  De  Brussels 

Interior  of  a  Belgian  Cottage 

235  Brunner,  Hans  Munich 

Hunting  Scene 

236  Van  Oer,  Theobald  Dresden 

Mining  Allegory 

237  Poussin,  Gaspar  Dughet  (School  of) 

Landscape 

238  Ouerfurth,  AugUJStUS  (1696-1761)GermanSchool 

The  Duke  of  Malborough  and  His  Staff 


239  Unknown 

Landscape 


Dutch  School 


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240  Chinese  Picture 

241  Hondekoeter,  Melchior  Dutch  school 

Fowls 

242  Chinese  Picture 
"H"   Biechling,  C. 

Old  Fort  in  Winter 

243  Correggio,  Antonio  Da  (after) 

The  Doctor 

244  Graf,  Anthony  swiss 

Portrait  of  Josef  Boruslawsky 

Anthony  Graf,  an  eminent  Swiss  portrait  painter,  vras 
born  at  Winterthur  in  1736.  In  1766  he  was  appointed 
painter  to  the  Court  of  Saxony,  and  settled  in  Dresden, 
where  he  died  in  1813. 

245  Muhr,  Julius  Munich 

The  Nuns 

246  Somer,  Jan  Van  ( 1 645- 1 7 1 6)       Dutch  school 

Portrait  of  a  Royal  Princess 

247  Carracci,  A.  Boiognese  school 

Venus  and  Cupid 

248  Francken,  Francis  Flemish  school 

Persian  Sacrifice 

This  artist  was  bom  at  Antwerp  about  1546,  studied 
under  Francis  Floris,  and  was  received  into  the  Academy 
at  Antwerp  in  1581.  His  most  esteemed  work  is  an  altar 
piece,  which  he  painted  for  the  cathedral  of  that  city. 


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249  Briggs 


Pyramid  Peak,  on  Russian  River,  Cal. 


251   Janet,  Francois  i 

High  Life  in  the  Sixteenth  Century 

This  artist  flourished  at  Paris  in  1547. 


French  School 


252  Unknown 


Flemish  School 


Bacchus  and  Ariadne 


253  Holzer,  John 


German  School 


Vision  of  St.  Augustine 

John  Holzer,  a  German  historical  painter,  was  born  in 
1708  in  the  Tyrol.    The  date  of  his  death  is  unknown. 


Scene  at  the  "Green  Tree,"  a  noted  beer  house  in  Munich. 

255  Van  Dyck,  Sir  A.  (1599-1641)      Flemish  school 

Christ  Healing  the  Blind 
Mark  VIII.,  22-25. 


Antonio  Allegri,  called  Correggio,  was  born  at  Correggio, 
a  small  town  in  Modena,  in  1494.  It  is  ascertained  that  this 
great  genius,  and  "model  of  all  supernatural  grace,"  never 
visited  Rome — never  even  saw  the  works  of  other  great 
masters,  except  Raphael's  "St.  Cecilia,"  when  it  was  brought 
to  Bologna.  After  long  gazing  upon  it  with  breathless  admi- 
ration, he  exclaimed:  "Anch  io  sono  pittore!"  (I  also  am  a 
painter!)  Correggio's  death  occurred  in  the  year  1534,  at 
the  early  age  of  forty-one.  Like  Raphael,  he  died  in  the 
prime  of  life. 


254  Muller,  M. 


Munich 


The  Green  Tree 


256  Correggio,  II 


Lombardese  School 


Venus  and  Adonis 


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257  Dietrich,  Christian  W.  Ernest  German  school 

Portrait 

This  artist,  the  most  eminent  of  the  German  School 
during  the  last  century,  was  born  at  Weimar  in  1712,  and 
died  at  Dresden  in  1774.  He  is  probably  better  known  by 
his  fine  etchings  than  by  his  pictures. 

258  Unknown 

The  Examination 

259  Rubens,  Peter  Paul  Flemish  school 

Portrait 

Peter  Paul  Rubens,  the  illustrious  head  of  the  Flemish 
school,  the  "consummate  painter,  enlightened  scholar,  skillful 
diplomatist  and  accomplished  man  of  the  world,"  was  born  at 
Cologne  in  1577,  on  the  Feast  of  St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul,  from 
which  circumstance  he  received  his  name.  On  reaching  his 
twenty-third  year,  he  went  by  advice  of  his  friend  and  master. 
Otto  Venius,  to  Italy,  where  he  spent  eight  years.  On  his 
return  he  established  himself  at  Antwerp,  from  where  he 
went  at  different  times  to  the  Courts  of  France  and  Spain. 
Among  his  numerous  magnificent  paintings,  the  one  by 
which  he  is  most  extensively  known,  is  probably  his  famous 
"Descent  from  the  Cross,"  which  presents  the  highest  excel- 
lence attained  by  the  master  in  ecclesiastical  art.  Rubens 
died  at  Antwerp  May,  1640. 

260  Unknown  Itallan  school,  16th  Century 

The  Serenade 

261  Unknown  Itallan  school,  leth  century 

The  iVIasquerade 

262  Palamedes,  Paul  Dutch  school 

Abduction  of  Proserpine 

Paul  Palamedes  Staevaerts,  or  Palamedes,  as  he  is 
Usually  called,  was  born  in  London  in  1607,  but  returned 


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at  an  early  age  with  his  father  to  Holland.  After  acquiring 
an  elementary  knowledge  of  art,  he  improved  himself  hy 
studying  the  works  of  Esaias  Vandervelde,  copying  with  great 
success  that  master's  clear  and  transparent  style  of  coloring, 
and  like  him,  painted  battles,  skirmishes,  attacks  of  robbers, 
etc.,  with  great  success.  He  died  in  1638,  in  the  prime  of  life; 
but  not  before  he  had  acquired  a  distinguished  reputation 
among  the  artists  of  his  native  country. 

263  Grayer,  Gasper  De  Flemish  school 

The  Nativity 

Gaspar  de  Grayer  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1582.  "The 
biographers  of  the  Flemish  painters  have  not  hesitated  to 
place  this  estimable  artist  on  a  level  with  Rubens  and 
Vandyck.  Although  this  high  compliment  may  be  rather 
strained,  he  is  undoubtedly  entitled  to  the  next  rank  after 
them,  among  the  ablest  artists  of  that  school." 

265  Pondel,  F. 

Old  Woman  Counting  Money 

266  Pondel,  F. 

Drunken  Boor 

267  Herzog,  H. 

Waterfall 

Shaw,  S.  W.  San  Francisco 

Portraits  of  Early  Californians 

268  Colonel  J.  D.  Stevenson 

269  Edward  Gilbert 

270  General  John  A.  Sutter 

271  Major-General  H.  W.  Halleck 

272  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker 


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273  Rev.  T.  star  King 

274  Peter  Lassen 

275  Edmond  Randolph 

276  William  Gwin 

277  General  M.  J.  Vallejo 

278  Robert  Robinson 

279  Jo^i"  P-  Leese 

280  Samuel  Purdy 

281  Captain  J.  L.  Folsom 

282  David  C.  Broderick 

283  Thomas  Hill 

284  ^on.  Romualdo  Pacheco 

285  Thomas  O.  Larkin 

286  Peter  H.  Burnett 

287  Colonel  Jack  Hays 

288  Ouellinus,  Erasmus  (leog-iezs)  Flemish  school 

Charity 


289 


Rubens  (School  of) 


Joseph  and  Potlphar's  Wife 


290 


Engel 


The  Bathers  Surprised 


291 


Farber,  J.  F.  E. 


View  of  Carlsbad 


292 


Potter,  Paul  (i 625-1 654) 

Cattle  and  Sheep 


Dutch  School 


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293  Unknown  Flemish  School 

The  Happy  Family 

294  Tiepolo,  Giovanni  Battista  Venetian  school 

Falcon  Hunting 

This  artist,  one  of  the  last  eminent  painters  of  the 
Venetian  School,  was  born  at  Venice  in  1697,  and  died  at 
Madrid  im  1770. 


295  Ber ghem,  Nicholas  (i 624- 1 ess)    Dutch  school 

Landscape  with  Cattle  and  Sheep 

296  Dolci,  Carlo  (after) 

Christ  Blessing   Bread  and  Wine 

297  Unknown 

For  the  Poor 

298  Rubens,  Peter  Paul  (after) 

The  Garden  of  Love 

299  Ouerfurth,  Augustus  (lese-izei) 

Turkish  Battle 

300  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Bad  News  at  the  Bourse 

301  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Good  News  at  the  Bourse 

302  Vanloo,  Jean  Baptist e  French  school 

Bathshebah  at  the  Bath 
J.  B.  Vanloo  was  born  at  Aix,  in  Provence,  in  1684. 
Through  the  kindness  of  his  patron,  the  Prince  of  Carignan, 
he  wa«  enabled  to  visit  Rome  and  study  the  works  of  the 


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great  masters.  On  his  return  he  became  a  member  of  the 
Paris  Academy,  and  his  best  pictures  are  to  be  found  in  that 
city.    He  died  in  1746. 

"  I  "     Kergel,  L.  Dresden 
Winter  Scene  on  the  Alsten  Near  Hamburg. 

"  J  "  Van  Oer,  Theobald  Dresden 

St.  Luke  Painting  tlie  Madonna 

**  K  "     Keith,  W.  (signed  and  dated  1 879)  San  Francisco. CaL 
Landscape 

William  Keith  was  born  in  Scotland  in  1839.  He  studied 
underA^anbach  and  Carl  Marr.  and  spent  some  time  at 
wcrk*i?"Parisr''"Re  came  to^fialifornia  in  1859,  where,  with 
the  exception  of  occasional  visits  to  Europe,  he  has  since 
resided.  Probably  he  is  the  best  known  for  his  landscapes, 
which  have  achieved  for  him  a  reputation  throughout  the 
United  States,  while  at  the  same  time  his  work  in  the  field 
of  portraiture  is  almost  equally  important. 

"L"   Unknown  (signed  W.  R.)      Flemish  school 

Pigeons 

"M"   Bega,  Cornelius  (1620-1664)  Dutchschooi 

The  Doctor 

"N"  Unknown 

Women  Bathing 

"O"   Carracci,  Annibale  Boiognese 

Baptism  of  Christ 

Born  at  Bologna,  in  1560,  Annibale  was  the  most  distin- 
guished of  the  brothers  Carracci.  His  principal  works  at 
Rome  are  the  ''Farnese  Gallery,"  and  the  "Miracle  at  Cana," 
in  the  chapel  of  the  palace.   At  Bologna,  the  "Annunciation," 


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in  the  Cburch.  of  the  Madonna  di  Galiera;  and  the  Dresden 
Gallery  contains  his  admirable  picture  of  "St.  Roch  Distrib- 
uting His  Wealth  to  the  Poor."  Annibale  Carracci  died  at 
Rome,  in  1609. 

303  Schmelzer,  J.  B. 

The  Offended  Dancer 

I 

304  Mignard,  Pierre  French  school 

Dido  Stabbing  Herself 

Pierre  Mignard,  born  at  Troyes  in  1610,  was  a  celebrated 
painter  in  the  Court  of  Louis  XIV.  "His  portraits  are  in 
general  elegant  and  sweetly  colored,  particularly  his  women." 
He  died  at  Paris  in  1695. 

305  Molenaer,  Jan  Dutch  school 

The  Fortune-teller 

The  subjects  of  Molenaear  are  chiefly  interiors,  with 
merry  makings  of  the  lower  classes,  "very  well  painted, 
with  a  good  management  of  light  and  shade,  and  charac- 
teristic expression."    He  flourished  from  1625  to  1660. 

"P"  Ouaglio,  L. 

^  Wedding  Festival  in  Bavaria 

"0"  Hadner,  George  Von 

Market  Scene  by  Lanterns  and  Moonlight 

"R"   Franz,  C. 

The  Students 

**S"     RugendaS,  C.  P.  German  Schoo 

Cavalry  Fight 

306  Raphael,  Sanzio  (after) 

Raphael,  by  Himself 


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307  Sandrart,  John  Jacob  Von     German  school 

The  Nativity 

This  artist  was  born  at  Ratisbon  in  1655.  He  studied 
under  his  father  and  great-uncle,  both  of  whom  wer^  painters 
of  some  note,  and  acquired  considerable  distinction  in  his 
day  in  Germany,  both  as  an  historical  and  portrait  painter. 
He  died  at  Nuremberg  in  1698. 

308  Pannini,  Cav.  Giovanni  Paolo  Roman  school 


Born  at  Piacenza  in  1691,  Pannini  went  at  an  earljr  age  te 
Rome,  where  he  studied  perspective  under  Pietro  Liicatelli, 
and  applied  himself  in  designing  the  monuments  of  ancient 
architecture  in  the  vicinity  of  that  capital.  He  died  at  Rome 
in  1764. 


Ruins  of  the  Arch  of  Titus  in  Rome. 


309  Neustatter,  L. 


Mother  and  Children 


310  Bremond,  Jean 


Paris 


Cutting  Cupid's  Wings 


311   Adam,  Benno  (after) 


Country  Quarters 


312  Bary,  F. 


Dresden 


Charles  V.  at  Luther's  Grave  in  the  Church 
at  Wittenberg 


313  Cranack,  Lucas  (1472-1553) 

Portrait  of  Melanchthon 


German  School 


314  Japanese  Picture 


315  Unknown 

Feeding  the  Donkey 


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316  Netscher,  Caspar  (after)  (i609-i678) 

The  Doctor  and  Sick  Lady 

317  Cranack,  Lucas  (1472-1553)      German  school 

St.  Sebastian 

318  Unknown 

Head 

319  Unknown  Italian  school 

David  Playing  the  Harp  Before  Saul 

320  Caracci,  Ludovico  ( 1 555- 1  e  1 9)  Boiognese  school 

Madonna  and  Child 

321  Stockhammer 

Joash  Stoning  Zacharias 
II.  Chronicles,  Chap.  XXIV.,  v.  20,  21. 

322  Stockhammer 

Hezekiah  Exhibiting  His  Treasures 

II.  Kings,  Chap,  XX.,  v.  13. 

323  Unknown  German  school,  1 7th  century 

Roses  and  Forget-Me-Nots 

324  Schalcken,  G.  Dutch  school 

Scholar  by  Lamplight 


325  Passagure 

Beer  House  Scene 


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326  Bremond,  Jean  Paris 

Roman  Baths 

327  Unknown 

Portrait.    A  Lady  with  Powdered  Hair 

328  Rubens,  Peter  Paul  (after) 

Orpheus  Before  Pluto 

329  Behringer,  L. 

Artillery  Review  of  Bavarian  Troops 

330  DeVos 

Performing  Dogs  of  Brussels 

331  Healy  (after) 

Portrait  of  Andrew  Jackson 

332  Murant,  Emanuel  Dutch  school 

An  Old  Cabin 

333  Schultz,  E.  C. 

English  Hunting  Scene 

"T"  Unknown 

The  Vineyard 

"U"     NetSCher,  Caspar  German  school 

(Name  Unknown) 


334  Teniers,  David,  the  Younger  (after) 

Flemish  Tavern  Scene 


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335     SchultZ,  C.  G.  German  School 

Landscape 


336     SylveStre,  L.  French  school 

Portrait  of  Frederic  the  Great 

Half  length  portrait  of  Frederic  II.  of  Prussia,  surnamed 
the  Great,  painted  by  Louis  Sylvestre,  a  distinguished  French 
artist,  born  at  Paris  in  1675,  and  died  in  1760. 


337  Sjamaar,  P.  G. 

Supper  Time 

338  Eberie,  A.  Munich 

Pillaging  Soldiers 

339  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Sad  Intelligence 

340  KolitZ,  L.  Dusseldorf 
Bird  Shooting  on  the  Ramparts  of  a  Rhenish  Town 

341  Gille,  C.  Dresden 

View  in  Plauen,  Near  Dresden 

342  Goune,  Theodore  Dresden 

Christ  Raising  Jairus'  Daughter 

343  Vershur,  W. 

Halt  Before  the  Inn 


344  Rosa,  Salvatore  (after) 

Marine  View,  Harbor  and  Shipyard 


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345  Teniers,  David,  the  Younger  Flemish  school 

Gallery  of  Paintings 

David  Teniers,  born  at  Antwerp  in  1610,  received  his 
first  instruction  in  painting  from  his  father,  the  elder  Teniers; 
he  afterwards  studied  under  Adrian  Brouwer,  and  is  said  to 
have  been  for  some  time  the  pupil  of  Rubens.  The  works  of 
Teniers,  although  exceedingly  numerous,  are  held  in  the 
highest  estimation,  and  in  subjects  relating  to  common  life, 
he  is  the  greatest  of  Flemish  painters.  He  died  at  Brussels 
in  the  year  1694,  at  the  advanced  age  of  84. 

346  Vollmar,  L.  Munich 

Half  Frightened,  Half  Pleased. 

347  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

For  the  Poor 

348  Vischer,  August 

Harvest  Festival  and  Dance  in  Bavaria 

349  Meixner  or  Meisener,  Ludwig 

Marine  View,  Bay  of  Naples 

350  Fredrich,  A. 

Ploughing 

351  Diepenbeck,  A.  Van  Flemish  school 

Hercules  and  Omphale 

Abraham  van  Diepenbeck,  a  pupil  of  Rubens,  was  born 
at  Bois-le-Duc  in  1607,  and  died  at  Antwerp  in  1675. 

352  Piombo,  Fra  Sebastiano  Del  venitian  school 

The  Infant  Bacchus 

This  distinguished  artist,  born  at  Venice  in  1485,  was 
known  by  the  name  of  Sebastiano  Veneziano,  until  the  Pope 


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bestowing  upon  him  the  office  Keeper  of  his  Chancery  Seal, 
made  it  necessary  for  him  to  assume  the  religious  habit, 
along  with  which  he  adopted  the  title  of  Fra  Sebastiano  del 
Piombo.  He  was  successively  the  scholar  of  Bellini,  Georgioni 
and  Michel  Angelo  Buonaroti,  and  after  the  death  of  Raffaelle, 
he  was  reputed  the  most  distinguished  artist  in  Rome.  He 
died  in  1547. 


353  De  Heem,  David 

Fruit  Piece 

354  Toornvliet,  J.  (1641-1719)  Flemish  school 

Trial  of  Mutius  Scaevola 

355  Muller  (after) 

Little  Girl  Reading 

356  Reni,  GuidO  (1575-1642)  Bolognese  school 

Entombment  of  Christ 

367     De  VOS  Brussels 
Waiting  Patiently 

"  V"   Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Expulsion  of  Hagar 

*•  W  "   D'Unker  and  Von  Wille         Dutch  school 

The  Interrupted  Gamester 

358  Zinimermann,  R.  Sebastian 

Wine  Dealers  Hagenau  in  Baden 


"X"   Ebel,  F. 

German  Landscape 


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359  Petzold,  Karl 

The  Vulture's  Home 


Dresden 


360  Laenen,  Van  Der  J.  Flemish  school 

Portrait  of  Gustavus  Adolphus 

The  great  King  of  Sweden,  painted  by  Chrisopher  Jan, 
otherwise  Jacob  Van  der  Laenen,  a  pupil  of  Rubens,  born  at 
Antwerp  in  the  year  1570,  died  1628. 


361   Seydel,  Ed. 

Mother  and  Child 


Dresden 


362   Muhlig,  Meno 


The  Schoolmaster 


Dresden 


367  Wichmann,  A.  F.  G. 

Madonna  and  Child 


Dresden 


368   Mali,  Christian 

Suabian  Village  After  a  Rain 


Munich 


369  Mertz 


Condoling  with  the  Widow 


370  Metzu,  Gabriel  (after) 

The  Game  Dealer 


Antwerp 


371    Lazer,  Theodore 

Girl  Feeding  a  Bird 


Dresden 


372   Preyer,  John  William  (after) 

A  Munich  Luncheon 


MADONNA  AND  CHILD 


Andrea  Del  Sarto 


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373  Dietrich,  Christian  W.  Ernest  ( 1712-1774) 

Oriental  Prince  German  School 

377  Libri,  GirolamO  Da  Veronese  school 

Woman  with  Cherries 

This  artist  acquired  from  his  father's  occupation,  which 
was  that  of  an  illuminator  of  books,  his  surname  of  da  Libri. 
He  was  born  at  Verona  in  1474,  and  died  in  1555.  His  pictures 
were  noted  for  their  fine  expression  and  finished  style.  His 
manner  resembles  that  of  Bellini. 

378  Ribera,  Jose  Spanish  school 

Old  Man  and  Boy 

Ribera,  surnamed  il  Spagnaletto,  was  born  at  Xativa  in 
1589,  died  at  Naples  in  1656. 

379  LachenwitZ,  F.  S.  Dresden 

Wolves  Attacking  Wild  Horses 

380  Voltz,  Fr. 

Cattle  Piece 

381  Ingemney,  L.  M. 

Wandering  Mechanic  Making  His  Toilet  Before 
Entering  the  Village 

382  Damschroder,  S.  J.  M. 

The  Village  Oracle 

383  Zurbaran,  Francisco  Spanish  school 

Job  Comforted  by  His  Wife 

Francisco  Zurbaran,  the  son  of  a  husbandman,  was  born 
at  Fuente  de  Cantos,  near  Seville,  in  1596.  As  he  early- 
evinced  much  taste  and  skill  in  painting,  he  was  released 
from  the  plough  and  placed  under  the  tuition  of  Juan  de 


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Roelas,  where  he  soon  acquired  a  considerable  reputation. 
In  1650  hei  was  sent  for  by  King  Philip  to  paint  the  Labors 
of  Hercules,  in  the  palace  of  Buenretiro.  During  the  progress 
of  the  work,  he  was  often  visited  by  his  royal  patron,  who 
on  one  occasion  was  pleased  to  express  his  admiration  by 
laying  his  hand  upon  the  artist's  shoulder,  and  calling  him 
"painter  of  the  king,  and  king  of  painters."  Zurbaran  was 
of  the  naturalist  school  in  light  and  shade  and  color,  and  is 
called  the  Spanish  Caravaggio;  he  made  a  special  study  of 
draperies,  which  are  invariably  well  managed  in  his  pictures. 
He  died  at  Madrid  in  1662. 


389     Unknown  ItaUan  school 

Moses  and  the  Brazen  Serpent 


390  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Musicians  Seeking  Shelter  From  the  Storm 

391  Brakeleer,  Adrien 

The  Village  Armorer 

392  Ostade,  Isaac  Van  (leir-iees)  Dutchschooi 

The  Hornpipe 

393  Muhlig,  MenO  Dresden 

The  Hunter's  Return 


394  Heine,  A.  Munich 

Kept  In 


395  Wichmann,  A.  F.  G.  (after) 

Titian's  Pleasure  Party 


398  Cranack,  Lucas  ( 1 472- 1 553)       German  school 

Christ  Blessing  the  Children. 


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399  Dahl,  S.  Florence 

11  Pifferaro 

400  Le  Sueur,  Eustache  French  school 

Christ  at  the  Temple  With  the  Doctors 

Eustache  Le  Sueur,  the  son  of  an  obscure  sculptor,  was 
born  at  Paris  in  1617.  "His  style  exhibits  little  of  the  char- 
acter of  his  country,  and  the  simplicity  of  his  compositions 
and  the  poetry  of  his  design  procured  him  the  honorable 
title  of  the  French  Raffaelle.  *  *  *  His  compositions  are 
noble  and  elevated,  and  there  is  a  naivete  in  the  air  of  his 
heads,  and  in  his  attitudes,  which  is  extremely  interesting; 
his  draperies  are  simply  and  grandly  cast,  and  though  his 
coloring  is  without  vigor  or  force,  it  is  tender  and  delicate, 
and  well  adapted  to  the  particular  character  of  his  works." 
This  distinguished  painter  died  in  1655. 

401  Lelienberg,  C.  Dutch  school 

Flemish  Vegetable  Dealer 

402  Both,  Jan.  Dutch  school 

Landscape 

This  celebrated  artist  was  born  at  Utrecht  in  1610.  "His 
landscapes  exhibit  the  most  beautiful  scenery,  his  color  is 
glowing  yet  delicate,  and  there  is  a  sparkling  effect  of  sun- 
shine in  his  pictures  that  has  scarcely  been  equaled."  He 
died  in  his  native  place  in  1650,  at  the  early  age  of  forty. 

403  Heist,  B.  Van  Der  (after)  (isis-ibto) 

Awarding  Archery  Prizes 

404  Primaticcio,  Francesco        Boiognese  school 

Perseus  and  Andromeda 

Francesco  Primaticcio,  the  scion  of  a  noble  house,  was 
born  at  Bologna  in  1490.  He  was  successively  the  scholar 
of  Innocenzo  da  Imola,  II  Bagnacavallo,  and  of  Giulio  Romano; 
with  the  latter  he  spent  six  years.    He  passed  much  of  his 


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time  in  France,  where  he  was  a  great  favorite  with  Francis  I. 
On  the  death  of  that  monarch,  he  continued  in  the  service 
of  his  successors,  Henry  II.  and  Charles  IX.  Primaticclo  died 
at  Paris  in  1570. 

404  "B"  Carter  (after) 

Foxes. 

405  Douw,  Gerard  (after) 

The  Dentist 

406  Unknown 

The  Amorous  Hunter 

407  Wy ck,  Thomas  ( i  e  i  e- 1  ese)  Dutch  school 

The  Return  From  Market 

408  Hook,  J.  C. 

First  Lesson  In  Navigation 

409  Unknown 

Grace  Before  Meat 

410  Callot,  JucqUeS  French  school 

The  Just  Desert 

This  celebrated  engraver  and  designer,  the  son  of  noble 
parents,  was  born  at  Nancy  in  1593.  His  love  for  art  caused 
him  twice  to  run  away  from  home;  the  first  time  at  the  age 
of  twelve,  when  without  money  or  resources  he  found  his 
way  to  Italy.  His  parents  finally  yielded  to  his  wishes  and 
permitted  him  to  visit  Rome,  where  he  studied  under  Giulio 
Parigii.  His  drawings  are  exceedingly  admired,  and  the 
number  of  his  plates  is  almost  incredible,  amounting  to 
upwards  of  1500.    Jacques  Callot  died  at  Nancy  in  1635. 


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411  Unknown 

The  Fisherman's  Farewell 

412  Hill,  Thomas  San  Francisco 
Sugar  Loaf  Peak,  El  Dorado  County,  California 

413  Ostade,  Adrian  Van  ( i  e  i  o- 1  ess)    Dutch  school 

Inn  Scene 

414  Wendler,  F. 

Tourists  Housed  From  the  Rain 

415  Muller,  Jos.  (isru 

Sketching  Grandpa 

416  Wynants,  John  Dutch  school 

Attacked  on  the  Highway 

John  Wynants,  born  at  Harlem  in  1600,  is  esteemed  one 
of  the  most  distinguished  landscape  painters  of  his  time,  and 
the  academy  which  he  established  has  produced  many  of  the 
ablest  artists  of  the  Dutch  School.  Little  is  known  of  his 
life,  "his  works,  like  those  of  Philip  Wouverman,  must  form 
his  history."  His  pictures,  which  are  very  valuable  and  of 
which  he  painted  a  large  number,  are  to  be  found  among  all 
the  best  collections.    He  died  in  1670. 

417  Bary,  E.  Dresden 

Moses  Protecting  the  Daughters  of  Jethro 

Exodus  n,  16  and  17. 

418  Preyer,  P.  ousseidorf 

The  Interrupted  Promenade 

419  Wouverman,  Philip  (1620-1668)  Dutch  school 

Smith  Shoeing  a  White  Horse 

Wouverman  excelled  in  portraying  horses,  and  introduce 
them  into  most  of  his  pictures. 


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420  Kergel,  L.  Dresden 

Winter  Landscape 

421  Muhlig,  MenO  Dresden 

Monk  and  Guard 

422  Teniers,  David,  the  Younger  (I610-1694) 

Flemish  School 

The  News  Readers 

423  Wouverman,  Philip  (1620-1668)   Dutch  school 

Departure  for  Falcon  Hunting 

424  Eerelman,  O.  Groningen 

Moorish  Court  of  the  Paris  Exhibition  in  1867 

425  Thulden,  Theodore  Van  (i607-i676) 

Flemish  School 

St.  Martin  Dividing  His  Mantle 

Theodore  van  Thulden,  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
disciples  of  Rubens,  was  born  at  Bois-le-Duc  in  1607.  He 
executed  several  pictures  for  churches  and  public  buildings 
at  Antwerp,  Bruges,  Mechlin,  and  other  Flemish  cities,  some 
of  which  have  been  mistaken  for  works  of  that  master.  The 
Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  which  he  painted  for  the 
Church  of  the  Jesuits  at  Bruges,  is  considered  his  finest 
work.  The  time  of  his  death  seems  to  be  somewhat  uncer- 
tain, but  it  is  generally  placed  about  the  year  1676. 

426  Brandel,  Peter  German  school 

Christ  in  Gethsemane 

Peter  Brandel,  born  at  Prague  in  1660,  possessed  great 
readiness  of  invention,  and  painted  many  excellent  pictures, 
especially  for  churches  in  Prague  and  Breslau.  He  died  at 
Kuttenberg  in  1739. 


427    Venus,  Albert  Dresden 
Landscape,  the  Campagna  Near  Rome 


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428  Unknown 

Allegory  of  Death 

« *  Y  ' '     Van  Dy Ck,  Sir  A.  ( 1 599- 1 64 1  >       Flemish  school 

Nativity 

429  Ruysdael,  Jacob  Dutch  school 

Sketch 

This  eminent  landscape  painter  was  born  at  Harlem 
about  the  year  1636.  It  is  not  known  under  whom  he  studied, 
but  it  is  probable  that  he  was  for  some  time  the  pupil  of  his 
friend  and  fellow  townsman  Nicholas  Berghem.  Ruysdael's 
pictures  are  held  in  the  highest  estimation,  and  are  found 
in  the  choicest  collections.    He  died  at  Harlem  in  1681. 

430  Muhlig,  MenO  Dresden 

The  Cobbler  Trumpeting 

431  Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Old  Woman  Weighing  Coin 

432  Vinci,  Leonardo  Da  Florentine  school 

Ecce  Homo 

This  illustrious  artist  was  born  in  the  Val  d'Arno  in 
1452,  and  evinced  even  in  childhood  a  decided  taste  for  the 
fine  arts.  Placed  by  his  father  under  the  guidance  of  Andrea 
Verrochio,  he  soon  eclipsed  that  master,  and  his  talents 
rapidly  attracted  the  attention  of  the  Florentine  public. 
Leonardo's  studies  had  not  been  confined  to  painting;  he 
was  an  able  sculptor  and  architect  and  an  accomplished  poet 
and  musician.  Joined  to  such  vigor  of  intellect,  was  an 
elegance  of  figure  and  grace  of  manner  which  made  him 
beloved  by  all,  and  soon  spread  his  fame  through  Italy.  His 
most  famous  work  is  his  "Last  Supper,"  painted  for  the 
refectory  of  the  Dominican  Convent  of  S.  Maria  delle  Grazie 
at  Milan,  "a  performance  which  history  ranks  amongst  the 
most  admirable  productions  of  the  art."    Leonardo  da  Vinci 


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expired  at  Fountainebleau  on  the  2d  of  May,  1519,  aged 
67  years. 

433  Gaiser,  F. 

The  Happy  Mother 

434  Schaumann,  H. 

Circus  Life 

435  Jones,  C. 

Sheep  in  Winter  on  the  Scottish  Hills 

436  De  VOS  Brussels 

One  of  Our  First  Musicians 

437  Poussin,  Caspar  Dughet        Roman  school 

Landscape 

Caspar  Dughet  was  born  at  Rome  in  1613.  On  his 
sister's  marriage  with  Nicolo  Poussin,  Gaspar  acquired  the 
patronymic  of  his  brother-in-law,  under  whose  tuition  he 
became  an  eminent  and  almost  unsurpassed  landscape 
painter.  His  pictures  principally  represent  the  most  enchant- 
ing views  in  the  vicinity  of  Rome,  Tivoli  and  Frascati,  but 
he  has  also  composed  many  ideal  landscapes.  He  died  at 
Rome  in  1675. 

438  Boudewyns  and  Bout  Flemish  school 

Small  Landscape  with  Figures 

N.  Boudewyns  and  Francis  Bout,  natives  of  Brussels, 
flourished  about  the  year  1700.  These  artists  painted  almost 
entirely  in  concert,  the  landscapes  by  Boudewyns  being  deco- 
rated with  figures  by  Bout.  Their  joint  productions  are 
highly  esteemed  in  Flanders  and  England,  where  some  of 
their  best  works  are  to  be  found. 


439  Boudewyns  and  Bout  Flemish  school 

Small  Landscape  with  Figures 


VENUS  AND  ADONIS 


11  Corregg' 


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440  Murillo  (manner  of)  Spanish  school 

Madonna  and  Child 

44 1  Murillo,  Bartholome  Esteban  ( i  e  i  s- 1  ess) 

Spanish  School 

Mendicants  Throwing  Dice 

442  ROUX,  Ch.  Munich 

The  Botanist  in  Danger 

443  Schmidt,  Ad.  Munich 

The  Sunday  Riders 

444  Vernet,  Claude  Joseph  French  school 

Cain  and  Abel 

Moonlight  view.  Dated  1750.  Claude  Joseph  Vernet  was 
born  at  Avignon,  in  1714,  and  died  in  1789. 

445  Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Rembrandt's  Daughter 

The  original  is  in  the  Dresden  Gallery. 

446  Reni,  GuidO  Bolognese  school 

Avarice 

Guido  Reni,  the  greatest  of  the  scholars  of  the  Caracei, 
was  born  at  Bologna,  in  1575.  "His  earlier  pictures  display  a 
striving  after  the  grand  and  terrible,  with  a  powerful  effect 
of  light  and  shadow,  similar  to  that  observed  in  the  works  of 
Caravaggio;  but  his  later  style,  by  which  he  is  best  known, 
is  remarkable  for  its  sweetness  and  tenderness.  His  heads 
show  the  influence  of  a  careful  study  of  the  antique."  Guido 
died  in  1642. 

"Z"  Lorraine,  Claude  French  school 

Landscape 

Claude  Gelee,  called  Lorraine,  was  born  at  Champagne, 
in  Lorraine,  in  the  year  1600,  and  died  at  Rome,  November 


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21st,  1682.  The  Prince  of  Landscape  Painters  "presents  to 
the  beholder  such  an  infinity  of  objects,  and  conveys  him 
over  such  a  'variety  of  hill  and  dale,  and  misty  mountains,' 
that  the  eye  may  be  said  to  be  constrained  as  it  wanders, 
to  repose  itself  on  the  way." 

447  Reni,  Guido  (after) 

Lucretia 

448  Reni,  Guido  (after) 

Cleopatra 

440  Ryckaert ,  David  ( i  e  i  s- 1 677)      Flemish  school 

Beer  House  Scene 

This  artist  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1615,  and  received  his 
first  art  instruction  from  his  father,  who  was  considered 
the  ablest  landscape  painter  of  his  time.  Young  Ryckaert 
soon  rose  to  distinction  and  enjoyed  the  special  favor  of 
Archduke  Leopold,  who  appointed  him  in  1651  Director  of 
the  Academy  at  Antwerp.  He  usually  painted  peasant 
festivities,  musical  parties  or  the  interiors  of  chemists' 
laboratories.  David  Ryckaert's  pictures  are  not  often  met 
with  out  of  Belgium,  where  they  are  to  be  found  in  the  best 
collections.    He  died  in  1677. 

450  Crocker,  Miss  Katie  Sacramento 

Magdalena  (copy) 

451  Hutin,  Charles  French  School 

Portrait  of  an  Old  Lady 

This  artist  flourished  at  Paris  at  about  the  year  1760. 

452  Mieris,  Francis,  the  Elder        Dutch  school 

Tavern  Scene 

This  artist,  the  son  of  a  goldsmith,  was  born  at  Leyden 
in  1635.    Ambitious  of  imitating  the  style  of  Gerard  Douw, 


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he  entered  his  studio,  and  soon  became  not  only  the  ablest  of 
his  disciples,  but  is  even  considered  by  many  the  superior 
of  that  master.  His  works  are  exceedingly  rare.  He  died  in 
1681. 

453  Unknown 

Hessian  Country  Blacksmith  Shop 

454  Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn 

Judith  and  Holofernes 

Rembrandt  Van  Rhyn,  born  in  1606,  was  the  son  of  a 
miller  of  Leyden,  and  "from  the  dark  interior  of  his  father's 
mill,  partially  lighted  from  above,  in  which  he  passed  his 
infancy  and  boyhood,  he  is  supposed  to  have  caught  the  first 
idea  of  those  strong  contrasts  of  light  and  shadow,  which  he 
carried  to  such  perfection  in  his  art." 

455  Lely ,  Sir  Peter  German  school 

Portrait 

This  eminent  portrait  painter  was  born  in  Westphalia 
in  1617^  On  the  death  of  Van  Dyck  in  1640,  he  determined 
to  visit  England,  where  he  soon  acquired  high  favor  and 
distinction.  Through  William,  Prince  of  Orange,  he  was 
introduced  to  the  notice  of  Charles  I.,  whose  portrait  he 
painted,  as  well  as  those  of  the  Prince  and  Princess  of 
Orange.  Through  all  the  tragical  events  that  followed,  Sir 
Peter  Lely  remained  in  England,  his  fame  unimpaired. 
Cromwell  sat  to  him,  and  after  the  Restoration,  he  had  the 
honor  of  painting  King  Charles  II.,  by  whom  he  was  knighted. 
Sir  Peter  died  in  1680  and  was  buried  in  Covent  Garden, 
where  a  monument  with  his  bust,  by  Gibbon,  is  erected  to 
his  memory. 

456  Canaletto,  Antonio  Venetian  school 

8.  Marco  Piazza,  Venice 

That  few  cities  are  better  known  to  the  public  than  the 
"Queen  of  the  Adriatic,"  is  principally  due  to  the  brush  of 
Canaletto,  who  has  painted  numerous  scenes  on  her  canals 


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and  lagunes.  A  complete  work,  consisting  of  his  views  in 
Venice,  was  published  in  that  city  in  1742.  Canal etto  was  born 
in  Venice  in  1697  and  died  in  1768. 

457  Caracci  (School  of) 

Venus  and  Cupid 

458  Junker,  W.  Dresden 

Portrait — Fraulein  Ulrich 

Of  the  King's  Opera  House  in  Dresden. 

459  Douw,  Gerard  (after) 

The  Schoolmaster 

Candle  and  lamplight  effect. 

460  Unknown  Flemish  School 

Triumph  of  Bacchus 

46 1  Miel,  John  Flemish  school 

Halt  Before  the  Inn 

This  artist  was  born  in  1599  in  the  vicinity  of  Antwerp. 
The  scholar  and  able  disciple  of  Gerard  Seghers,  he  left  that 
master  to  pursue  his  studies  in  Rome  at  the  Academy  of 
Andrea  Sacchi.  His  best  performances  are  his  easel  pictures, 
representing  fairs,  huntings,  markets  and  carnival  festivities. 
He  was  a  favorite  of  Charles  Emanuel,  Duke  of  Savoy,  who 
invited  him  to  the  Court  of  Turin,  and  conferred  upon  him 
the  order  of  the  Knighthood  of  St.  Maurice.   He  died  in  1664. 

462  MeiSSner,  E.  Dresden 

The  irate  Bull. 

463  Unknown 

Allegory 


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464 


Werkmeister,  Matth. 


Munich 


The  Shipwreck 


465 


Lely,  Sir  Peter  (1617.168O) 


Portrait  of  a  Lady 


466 


Domenichino,  II. 


Bolognese  School 


Oriental  Lady 


Domenico  Zampieri,  called  II  DomenicMno,  was  born  at 
Bologna,  in  1581.  He  was  a  fellow  student  of  Guido  and 
Albano  in  the  Academy  of  the  Caracci,  where  he  soon  dis- 
tinguished himself  greatly.  Together  with  Albano,  he  after- 
wards visited  Parma,  Modena  and  Reggio,  to  study  the  works 
of  Correggio  and  Parmegiano;  and  on  their  return  they  both 
finally  settled  in  Rome.  Domenichino's  Communion  of  St. 
Jerome,  painted  for  the  principal  altar  of  S.  Girolamo  della 
Carita,  was  considered  the  finest  picture  at  Rome,  after  the 
Transfiguration,  by  Raffaelle.    He  died  in  1641. 

467  Holbein,  Hans  German  school 

This  distinguished  painter,  engraver  and  designer,  is 
generally  said  to  have  been  born  at  Basle  in  1498,  although 
according  to  others,  he  is  a  native  of  Augsburg.  However 
this  may  be,  young  Holbein  passed  his  youth  in  the  former 
place.  In  1526  he  visited  England,  where  he  was  received 
with  the  greatest  kindness  by  Sir  Thomas  More,  through 
whose  influence  he  was  introduced  to  the  notice  of  King 
Henry  VIII.,  who  took  him  into  great  favor,  and  appointed 
him  painter  to  the  Court,  with  apartments  in  the  palace  and 
a  liberal  salary.  His  works  are  very  numerous;  the  greatest 
and  best  are  in  England,  where  he  executed  them.  He  died 
of  the  plague  in  London  in  1554. 


Peter  von  Hess  was  born  at  Dusseldorf  in  1792  of  a 
family  of  artists.  He  acquired  the  soubriquet  of  the  "Horace 
Vernet  of  Central  Germany,"  from  his  numerous  battle  pieces, 
and  is  name  is  familiar  to  all  who  are  acquainted  with  modern 
German  art.    He  died  at  Munich  the  4th  of  April,  1871. 


469  Hess,  Peter  Von  (after) 


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471  Beerestraten,  J.  Van  Dutch  school 

Skating  Scene  in  Holland 

472  Berghem,  Nicholas  (I624-1683)  outchschooi 

Cattle  Piece 

473  Hazer,  G. 

The  Cobbler 

474  MunSCh,  J.  Munich 

Recruiting  Officers  and  Peasant 

"  XX  "   Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Portrait 

"  XXX  "   Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

The  Astrologer 

"  ZX  "   Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Portrait 

475  Carracci,  Agostino  (isss-ieoi)  Boiognese school 

The  Paralytic 

476  De  Yonge,  J.  M.  Dutch  school 

Cavalry  Fight 

477  DU  Jardin  U  635- 1678)  Dutch  school 

Peasants  and  Cattle 


478  Muhlig,  Meno 

The  Dice  Throwers 


Dresden 


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479  Muhlig,  M. 


Dresden 


Soldiers  in  Quarters 


480  Arnoux 


Paris 


The  Young  Housekeeper 


481  Robbe 


Brussels 


Goats  and  Slieep 


482  Boucher,  Francis 


French  School 


Portrait  of  a  Court  Lady 


This  artist,  born  at  Paris  in  1714,  was  the  scholar  of 
Francois  Le  Moine.  Appointed  to  the  position  of  first  painter 
to  the  King,  and  flattered  and  favored  by  the  great,  Boucher 
was  the  most  admired  artist  of  the  day  among  the  Parisians. 
"Yet  perhaps  it  would  be  difficult  to  select  one  who  enjoyed 
these  advantages  with  less  real  pretention  to  admiration,  or 
less  legitimate  claim  to  distinction."    He  died  in  1768. 


484  Caracci,  Annibale(i56o-i609)  Boiognese  school 

Madonna  and  Child 

485  Unknown 

study 

486  Engels 


483  Bremond,  Jean 


Paris 


Leda  and  the  Swan 


Return  of  the  Monk 


487  Le  Sue 


Jacob  Wrestling  With  the  Angel 


488 


Keith,  William 

Landscape 


San  Francisco 


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489  Bacon 

Selecting  the  First  Cradle 

490  Brendel,  A.  Munich 

Sheep  Stable 

491  Tintoretto,  11.(15121594)  Venetian  school 

Lot  and  His  Daughters 

492  Rubens,  Peter  Paul(i577-i640)  Flemish  school 

Assumption  of  the  Virgin  Mary 

493  Lassig 

Landscape  Near  Salzburg 

494  Falciatore,  Philippo 

Attacked  by  Highwaymen 

495  Canaletto  (after) 

View  in  Venice 

496  Merle,  Hugues  (after) 

The  Mendicant 

Original  adorns  the  walls  of  Luxembourg. 

497  Muttenthaler,  A.  Munich 

502  Murillo,  Bartolome  Esteban  (after) 

Boys  Eating  Grapes  and  Watermelons. 

503  De  Vries,  John  Renier  Dutch  school 

Landscape  and  Church  Ruins 

Marked  1643.  This  landscape  painter  is  generally  sup- 
posed to  have  been  a  pupil  of  Jacob  Ruysdael,  whose  style  he 


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followed  very  closely.  He  flourished  in  the  later  part  of 
the  seventeenth  century. 


504  Hondekoeter,  Melchior  (lese-iegs) 

Dutch  School 

Still  Life 


505  Mirevelt,  M.  Jansen  Dutch  school 

Portrait 

Marked  1615.    Half  length  figure  of  a  Dutch  nobleman. 

"XO"  Unknown 

Architectural  Painting 

506  Mirevelt,  M.  Jansen  (i568-i64i)    Dutch  school 

Portrait  of  Lady  of  Rank 

507  Unknown 

The  Sportsman's  Return 

508  Bendemann 

still  Life 

509  Keith,  Wm.  San  Francisco 

Mount  Tamalpals,  California 

510  Friedrich,  A.  Dresden 

Saxon  Farm  Yard 

511  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

At  Home 


512  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

Returning  Home 


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513  Van  Hamme,  A.  Brussels 

The  Fair  Musician 

514  Kerkhove,  Van  Der  Flemish  school 

Artist's  Surprise  Party. 

Joseph  Van  der  Kerkhove,  born  at  Bruges  in  1669,  studied 
at  Antwerp  under  Erasmus  Quellinus,  the  younger.  On  leav- 
ing that  master's  studio  he  set  out  for  Italy;  but  on  his  way 
through  France  he  met  with  so  much  encouragement  in 
Paris,  that,  abandoning  his  original  project,  he  decided  to 
remain  in  the  latter  city.  After  several  years'  residence  there 
he  returned  to  Bruges^  where  he  received  more  commissions 
than  he  could  execute.  His  principal  work  is  a  series  of 
fifteen  pictures  of  the  Life  of  our  Savior,  painted  for  the 
Church  of  the  Dominicans  at  Bruges.  He  died  in  his  native 
city  in  1714.  The  picture  before  us  was  painted  during  the 
artist's  residence  in  Paris. 

515  Unknown 

The  Bagpipe  Player 

517  Unknown 

Mother  and  Children  Caught  in  a  Storm 

518  Unknown 

Peasants  Admiring  a  Fountain 

519  Gennari,  Cesare  Boiognese  school 

Magdalene 

Cesare  Gennari,  the  nephew  and  scholar  of  Guercino,  was 
born  at  Cento  in  1641  and  died  in  1688. 

520  CaravaggiO,  II.  (ISeg-ieOS)  LombardeseSchoo 

Christ  Before  Pontius  Pilate 


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521 


Van  Oer,  Theobald  i 

Display  of  the  Madonna  De  San  Sisto  at  the 
Saxon  Court 


Dresden 


522 


Achenbach,  Andreas 


Dusseldorf 


Norwegian  Coast  by  Moonlight 


Andreas  Achenbach  was  born  at  Hesse  Cassel  in  1815. 
In  1827  he  became  a  pupil  of  Sehirmer,  the  -  Professor  of 
Landscape  at  the  Dusseldorf  Academy,  and  acquired  in  a 
few  years  a  high  rank  as  an  architectural  landscape  painter. 
"A  coasting  voyage  which  he  made  with  his  father  in  1832 
and  1833,  by  way  of  Rotterdam,  Scheveningen  and  Amster- 
dam, to  Hamburg,  and  thence  to  Riga,  opened  new  fields  for 
the  exercise  of  his  pencil  in  the  grand  wildness  and  mag- 
nificent surging  of  the  Northern  Sea,  his  acquaintance  with 
which  he  two  years  afterwards  matured  and  extended  by  an 
expedition  to  Denmark,  Norway  and  Sweden."  He  subse- 
quently traveled  in  the  Tyrol,  and  in  1843  went  to  Italy,  where 
he  remained  two  years.  "His  pictures  are  characterized  by 
the  charm  of  never  ending  variety,  grand  mountain  passes  and 
lovely  home  idylls,  the  solitary  fiord,  forest  lands,  waterfalls 
and  marine  views  with  shipping,  all  seem  under  diverse 
aspects  of  season — some  by  day,  others  by  moonlight.  To 
sum  up,  the  tendency  of  Achenbach's  genius  is  realistic  in 
the  highest  and  best  sense  of  the  word."  Foremost  among 
his  scholars  are  his  brother  Oswald  and  A.  Flamm-Andreas 
Achenbach  obtained  the  great  gold  medals  of  Belgium  and 
Prussia,  and  the  small  one  of  France.  He  is  also  Knight  of 
the  Belgium  Order  of  Leopold,  and  a  member  of  the 
Academies  of  Berlin,  Amsterdam  and  Antwerp.    Died  1905. 


523  Gebler,  E. 


Girl  Feeding  Sheep. 


524  Kergel,  L. 


Dresden 


Winter  Landscape 


525  Collaert,  Adrian  Flemish  school 

David  Playing  the  Harp  Before  Saul 

This  artist,  noted  especially  as  an  engraver  and  designer. 


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flourished  in  Flanders  about  the  middle  of  the  sixteenth 
century. 

526  Heine,  F. 

Shepherd  With  Sheep 

527  Rembrandt,  Van  Rhyn  (after) 

Portrait 

528  Teniers,  David,  the  Elder  (i582-i649) 

Flemish  School 

The  Surgical  Operation 

529  Schalken,  Godfrey  (after) 

Dutch  Girl  With  Light 


530  Cranack,  Lucas  (i 472- 1553) 

St.  Jerome 


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Hals,  Francis  (iS84^i666) 


German  School 


Flemish  School 


The  Mandolin  Player 


532  Os,  Pietro  Gerard  Van  Dutch  school 

Cow  and  Sheep 

Born  at  The  Hague  in  1776,  this  artist  received  his 
earliest  instruction  from  his  father,  Jan  Van  Os,  a  painter 
of  fruit,  flowers  and  marine  pieces.  Later,  he  made  the 
works  of  Paul  Potter  and  Karel  Dujardin  his  models,  and 
his  pictures  painted  in  the  style  of  these  masters  enrich 
the  choicest  collections  in  Holland.  He  died  at  The  Hague 
in  1839.    This  picture  is  dated  1820. 


533   Potter,  Paul  (i  625-1 654) 

Cattle  and  Sheep 


Dutch  School 


534  Zimmerman,  R.  S.  (after) 

The  Rebuff 


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535  Ponte,  Giacomo  Da  (Bassano) 

Dance  of  Cupids 

Giacomo  da  Ponte,  usually  called  II  Bassano^  was  born  at 
Bassano  in  1510.  He  first  studied  under  his  father,  Francesco, 
who  was  the  founder  of  a  school  bearing  his  name;  and  later, 
in  Venice,  under  Bonifagio  Veneziani.  He  is  supposed  by 
some  to  have  been  a  pupil  of  Titian,  but  this  is  doubtful, 
although  at  one  time  he  was  a  close  follower  of  that  master's 
style.  After  acquiring  considerable  celebrity  in  Venice,  his 
father's  death  compelled  him  to  return  to  Bassano,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  painted  historical 
subjects  as  well  as  landscapes  and  portraits,  and  executed 
a  marvelous  number  of  pictures.  Among  his  greatest  works 
may  be  mentioned  the  Entombing  of  Christ,  in  the  Seminario 
of  Padua;  the  Nativity,  now  in  the  Louvre;  and  his  Sacrifice 
of  Noah,  in  the  Santa  Maria  Maggiore  at  Venice,  which  latter 
was  so  much  admired  by  Titian  that  he  desired  to  have  a 
copy  of  it  for  his  own  studio.  Although  the  works  of  Bassano 
are  not  exempt  from  defects,  and  although  they  have  been 
severely  criticised,  it  is  certain  that  they  met  with  the 
highest  praise  from  Titian,  Paul  Veronese  (who  intrusted 
to  him  the  instruction  of  his  son),  Tintoretto,  and  Annibale 
Caracci,  who  is  said  to  have  been  so  deceived  by  a  book 
which  Bassano  had  painted  upon  a  table,  that  he  reached 
out  his  hand  to  take  it  up.  Bassano  had  many  pupils,  and 
educated  four  of  his  sons  to  his  profession.    He  died  in  1592. 

536  BeSChey,  B.  Flemish  school 
Girls  Picking  Flowers  Frightened  by  a  Snake 

Balthasar  Beschey  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1708,  and 
was  the  pupil  of  a  comparatively  unknown  artist  named  Peter 
Strick.  In  1755  he  became  one  of  the  six  Directors  of  the 
Academy  of  his  native  city.    He  died  in  1776. 

537  Van  Dyck,  Sir  A.  (after) 

Danae 


540     Cranack,  S.  (1472-1553)  German  school 

St.  Sebastian 


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541  Hemskerk,  Egbert,  the  Younger 

Dutch  School 

Portrait 

This  artist  was  born  at  Harlem  in  1645,  and  is  said  to 
have  been  a  scholar  of  Peter  Grebber.  He  painted  scenes 
of  drunken  revelry  with  considerable  humor,  and  sometimes 
represented  incantations,  spectres  and  similar  subjects  with 
ready  invention  and  ingenuity.  He  was  well  patronized  in 
England,  and  died  in  London  in  1704. 

542  Beerestraten,  A.  Van  Dutch  school 

A  Castle  in  Holland 

The  works  of  Beerestraten  are  very  scarce.  Some  of  his 
best,  representing  views  of  Dutch  and  Italian  seaports,  are 
in  the  Museum  at  Antwerp  and  the  Gallery  at  Dresden. 

543  Ostade,  Isaac  Van  (1617-1654)     Dutch  school 

Tavern  Scene 

544  Unknown 

Landscape 

545  Manseau,  A.  Munich 

The  Accommodating  Sister 

546  Netscher,  Caspar  Dutch  school 

Lady  in  White  Satin 

This  painter,  the  son  of  a  sculptor  and  engineer  in  the 
Polish  service,  was  born  at  Heidelberg  in  1639.  Netscher 
died  at  The  Hague  in  1684. 

547  Witte,  Peter  De  Flemish  school 

Grecian  Gods 

Pieter  de  Wit,  or  Witte,  called  Pietro  Candido^  a  painter, 
sculptor  and  architect,  was  born  at  Bruges  in  1548.  After 
studying  in  his  native  city  he  went  to  Italy,  where  he  formed 
an  intimacy  with  Giorgio  Vasari,  whom  he  assisted  in  his 


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works  at  the  Vatican.  From  Italy  he  repaired,  at  the  invita- 
tion of  Maximilian  I.,  Elector  of  Bavaria,  to  Munich,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Under  the  arcade  of  the 
Long  Gallery  of  the  Hofgarten,  in  that  city,  he  painted  a 
series  of  frescos,  representing  the  deeds  of  Otto  von 
Wittelsbach,  and  the  Departure  of  the  Emperor  Ludwig 
from  Rome  in  1327.  Although  these  paintings  are  now 
defaced,  the  designs  are  preserved  in  the  tapestries  worked 
from  them,  and  in  the  prints  engraved  from  the  tapestries  by 
Amling.  The  exact  date  of  De  Witte's  death  is  not  known, 
but  it  probably  occurred  about  1620. 

548  Titian,  Vecelli  (after) 

Titian's  IVIistress 


549  Fontana,  Lavinia  Boiognese  school 

Madonna  and  Child 

A  beautiful  picture  by  this  eminent  artist,  the  daughter 
and  pupil  of  Prospero  Fontana.  She  was  born  at  Bologna 
in  1552.  Lauzi  says  that  she  possessed  wonderful  sweetness 
of  penciling,  particularly  after  she  had  studied  the  works  of 
the  Caracci,  and  that  some  of  her  portraits  might  have 
passed  for  those  of  Guido.    She  died  at  Rome  in  1614. 


550  Nieulant,  Adrian  Van  Flemish  school 

Orpheus  Before  Pluto 

This  artist,  a  native  of  Antwerp,  flourished  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  sixteenth  century.  He  painted  principally  land- 
scapes, into  which  he  introduced  small  figures  with  consid- 
erable skill.    He  died  probably  about  1601. 

551  Ruysdael,  Jacob  Dutch  school 

Waterfall 

This  artist,  justly  considered  one  of  the  most  eminent 
landscape  painters  of  the  Dutch  School,  was  born  at  Harlem 
about  1636,  and  is  said  to  have  received  his  earliest  instruc- 
tion from  Nicholas  Berghem.   He  died  at  Harlem  in  1681. 


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552  Dahl,  S.  Florence 

The  Victim 

553  SchUZ,  F.  Dresden 
Candidates  for  Confirmation  Going  to  Church 

554  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

Forest  Children  at  Church 

555  Jacobs  (after) 

Roman  IVIatron 

556  Buonarotti,  Michael  Angelo  (after) 

Battle  Between  Jupiter  and  the  Giants 

557  Schmidt,  Gustave 

Horses  in  a  Snow  Storm 

558  Berghem,  Nicholas(i624-i683)  Dutchschooi 

Landscape  With  Cattle 

559  Von  Gebhardt,  E.  Dusseidon 

Lazarus  and  the  Rich  Man 

560  Potter,  Paul  (l  625-1 654)  Dutch  school 

Cattle  Piece 

Shaw,  S.  W.  San  Francisco 

Portraits  of  Builders  of  Central  Pacific  Railroad 

561  Mark  Hopkins 

562  ®'  ^'  Montague  (Chief  Engineer) 

563  Charles  Crocker 

564  Judge  ^-  Crocker 

565  ^-  ^-  Huntington 

566  Leiand  Stanford 


THE  COBBLER 


G.  Hazer 


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567  Kronberger,  C.  Munich 

Old  Soldier  With  Show 

568  Col.  David  (after) 

Testing  the  Wine 


569  Van  Der  Does,  J.  Dutch  school 

Sheep  and  Goats 

Jacob  Van  der  Does,  born  at  Amsterdam  in  1623,  was 
for  some  time  a  scholar  of  Nicholas  Moyaert.  On  proceeding 
to  Italy,  he  was,  however,  strongly  influenced  by  the  pictures 
of  Peter  van  Laer  (called  Bamboccio),  and  attaching  him- 
self to  the  style  of  that  master,  he  painted  similar  subjects 
with  great  success.  He  executed  landscapes,  chiefly  of 
Italian  character,  enlivened  with  sheep  and  goats,  "which 
are  touched  with  a  precision  and  beauty  of  pencil  that  has 
hardly  seemed  surpassed."  Van  der  Does  is  said  to  have  been 
of  a  gloomy,  morose  and  fretful  temperament,  and  his  works 
seem  to  partake  of  the  gloominess  of  his  character.  He  died 
at  The  Hague  in  1673. 

570  Roegge,  W.  Munich 

Return  From  the  War 

571  Van  Oer,  Theobald  F.  Dresden 

Maria  Theresa  at  Her  Husband's  Tomb 

572  Unknown 

Royal  Pleasure  Party 

573  Neefs,  Peter,  the  Elder  Flemish  schooi 

Church  Interior 

This  artist,  a  pupil  of  Henry  Steenwyck,  painted  like  his 
master  most  exquisite  interiors  of  churches  and  temples. 
"Such  was  his  knowledge  of  perspective,  that  he  was  accus- 
tomed to  paint,  in  the  small  space  of  a  cabinet  picture^  the 


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largest  and  most  magnificent  gothic  edifices,  in  so  masterly 
a  manner  as  to  delude  the  spectator  into  the  belief  of  the 
reality  of  the  immense  space  the  building  represents."  He 
was  born  in  1570  and  died  in  1651. 

574  Seydel,  Ed.  Dresden 

German  Country  Inn 

575  Brandner,  P.  Dresden 

Zwinglius  Visiting  Ulrich  Von  Hutten 

576  Friedrich,  A.  Dresden 

Saxon  Farm  Yard 

577  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

Market  Scene  by  Lanterns  and  Moonlight 

578  Ruysdael,  Jacob  (1636-1681)  Dutch  school 

Forest  Cabin 

579  Teniers,  Abraham  Flemish  school 

Village  Ale-House 

This  painting,  representing  the  outside  of  a  Flemish  ale- 
house, with  groups  of  peasantry  regaling,  is  from  the  brush 
of  Abraham  Teniers,  a  brother  of  David  Teniers,  the  Younger. 
He  was  born  at  Antwerp,  about  1618  and  received  his  art 
education  both  from  his  father  and  brother.  He  painted 
chiefly  Flemish  village  scenes,  in  a  style  similar,  although 
inferior,  to  that  of  the  younger  David.    He  died  in  1691. 

580  Liotard  (after) 

The  Chocolate  Girl 

The  original  picture,  in  the  Dresden  Gallery,  was  painted 
by  a  Swiss  artist,  Jean  Etienne  Liotard,  sometimes  called 
"The  Turk."    He  was  born  at  Geneva  in  1702. 


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581   Teniers,  David,  the  Elder      Flemish  school 

Tavern  Scene 

David  Teniers,  the  Elder,  was  born  at  Antwerp  in  1582, 
and  was  educated  in  the  school  of  Rubens^  who  esteemed  him 
highly  for  his  promising  talents.  He  devoted  himself  for 
some  time  to  historical  painting,  and  visited  Italy  for  the 
purpose  of  studying  the  works  of  the  most  celebrated  Italian 
masters;  but  finding  that  his  genius  led  him  rather  to  land- 
scape, he  placed  himself  at  Rome,  under  the  tuition  of  Adam 
Elsheimer,  with  whom  he  remained  six  years.  On  returning 
to  Flanders  he  adopted,  however,  a  style  of  his  own,  which 
he  practiced  with  the  utmost  success.  He  painted  cabinet 
pictures  of  merry-makings,  rural  sports,  fairs,  festivals,  etc., 
which  he  treated  with  much  humor  and  ingenuity.  "His 
works  would  have  been  considered  among  the  happiest  efforts 
of  the  art  in  that  particular  branch  had  they  not  been  so 
much  surpassed  by  the  inimitable  productions  of  his  son." 
He  died  in  1649. 


MINIATURES 

The   following   collection   of   excellent   miniatures   is  well 
worth  close  examination. 

583  Marr 

In  a  Storm 

584  Ott 

Landscape 

585  Heinefetter 

Battle  Between   French  Cuirassiers  and 
Chevau-Legers 

586  Brauer 

Church  Interior  With  Tomb 


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587  Evers 

Winter  Landscape 

588  Dorner 

Deer  Park 

589  Altman 

The  Peasant's  Home 

590  Kaiser 

Hinter  Lake 

591  Wendling,  L. 

The  Pet  Bird 


592  Durk 

The  Guardian  Angel 

593  Leizen 

The  Toilet 

594  Luger 

Landscape 

595  Vermeersch 

Castle  of  Nordhausen 

596  Folz,  Ph. 

Neapolitan  Fisherwoman  on  the  Beach 

597  Bayer 

The  Abbot  at  Study 

598  Hess,  C. 

Courtship  in  the  Hay  Loft 

599  Mende 

The  Siesta 


THE  COBBLER 


G.  Hazer 


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600  Scheutzer 

Sargans  Castle  (Orisons,  Switzerland) 

601  Petzl,  Jos. 

Oriental  Guard 

602  Gille 

Women  Bathing 

603  Adam,  Alb. 

Horses  in  Pasture 

604  Haushofer 

Italian  Landscape 

605  Heinel,  P. 

At  the  Chamber  Window 

606  Kaiser 

Landscape 

607  Metzinger 

View  of  Kochels^n 

608  Dillis,  Cun 

Swiss  Landscape 

609  Heinefetter 

Dressing  the  Wounded 

610  Werner 

Chapel  in  Switzerland 

611  Lebschee,  C. 

Landscape  on  the  Amper 

612  Crola 

Woodland  Scene 


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613  Burkl 

The  Bull 


614  Hess,  Carl 

Swiss  Dairy 

615  Ouaglio,  Sor. 

Castle  of  Hohenschwangau 


616  Kattenmoser 

Mother  and  Child 


617  Eibner 

Straubing 


618  Nachtman 

Flowers  and  Fruit 

619  Tanck 

Marine  View 


620  Burkl 

Horse  Grazing 

621  Leizen 

Faust  and  Gretchen 

He  loves  me! 

622  Lotze 

Cow  and  Calf 


623  Kattennoser 

Tyrolese  Tavern  Scene 

624  Geist 

View  Near  Naples 


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625  Steingrubel 

Landscape 

626  Volmer 

Marine 

627  Muller,  Moritz  Munich 

Courting 

Candle-light  effect. 

,  628  Habenschaden 

Cattle  Returning  Home 

629  Rottmann,  Carl 

Greek  Peasant  Woman  at  the  Well 

630  Kirchner 

Church  of  St.  Elizabeth,  Near  Marburg 

631  Schoenfeld 

Town  Hall  of  Mittelstadt,  in  Thuringia 

632  Dyck 

Children  at  Fountain 

633  Hess,  Carl 

Tyrolese  Mother  and  Child 

634  Klotz,  August 

Mother  and  Child 

635  Lotze 

Cattle  Piece 

636  Millner 

Alpine  Landscape 


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637  Burkl 

Winter  Scene 

638  Schnitzler 

still  Life 

639  Stange 

Landscape 

640  Kirner 

The  Young  Musician 

641  Dillis,  Georg  Von 

Landscape  With  Castle 

642  Sagstaedter 

The  First  Smoke 

643  Mattenheimer 

Flower  Piece 

644  Fohr 

Heidelberg  Castle 

645  Schilcher,  Von 

Hunting  Scene 

646  Gille 

The  Evening  Prayer 

647  Brunner 

Alpine  Scenery,  With  Swiss  Chalet 

648  Ouaglio,  Sun 

The  Tower  With  Five  Corners,  in  Nuremberg 

649  Schoenfeld 

Tubingen  Gate 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIF. 


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650  Habenschaden 

Cattle 

651  Bayer,  Von 

Monk  Replenishing  the  Veilieuse 

652  Fischbach 

Lake  of  Gmund 

653  Weller 

Tyrolese  Peasant  Woman 

654  Heilmar 

Loisant  Valley  and  Mount  Zugsplty 

655  Schelter,  A. 

Charge  of  Bavarian  Dragoons 

656  Petzl,  Jos. 

The  Reproof 

657  Leizen 

Love  Dreaming 

658  Morgenstern,  Chr. 

View  Near  Starnberg 

659  Zimmermann,  Alb. 

Nymph  at  the  Bath 

660  Nellmayr 

Swiss  Landscape 

661  Ouaglio,  Dom. 

Church  Near  Weilburg 


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662  Glink 

The  Guardian  Angel 

663  Graefle 

The  Sisters 


664  Wytenbach 

One  of  the  Old  Masters 


665  Warnberger 

Harlaching  Castle 

666  Wagenbauer 

Cattle  and  Sheep 

667  Jodl.F. 

Reiffenberg  Castle 

668  Muller,  Moritz 

Tyrolese  Inn  Scene 

669  Heim 

View  of  Munich 

670  Zimmermann,  CI. 

St.  Cecilia 

671  Bayer,  Von 

St.  Peter's  Cemetery,  Near  Salzburg 

672  Heinlein 

Landscape,  With  Lake 

673  Fridl 

Castle  of  Hohenschwangau 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIF. 


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674  Klenze,  Von 

Convent  Ruins  in  Italy 

675  Crola 

Old  Aibeck  Castle 

676  Ruben 

street  Scene — Italian  Bagpipers 

677  Bach 

The  Diligence 

678  Martin 

Hinter  Lake 

679  Zech 

Castle  Schwaneck 

680  Ott 

The  Lighthouse 

681  Wagner  and  Deines 

Landscape  With  Cattle 

682  Adam,  Heinrich 

Isarthor 

683  Gwil 

Convent  Hall,  With  Monk 

684  Zwengauer 

Evening  Landscape 

685  Mende 

The  Artist's  Studio 

686  Schleich 

Landscape 


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687  Glink 

Magdalene  (?) 

688  Ezdorff,  Chr. 

Landscape,  With  Waterfall 

689  Kaiser 

Swiss  Scene 

690  Melchior,  W. 

The  Postilion 

691  Marr 

To  Pasture 

692  Geist 

The  Dead  Pet 

693  Kirner 

Roman  Matron  With  Child 

694  Aerttinger 

Surreptitious  Lessons  in  Courtship 

695  Heinzman 

Hilgartsberg  Castle,  Switzerland 

696  Monten 

Chevau-Legers  Attacking  a  Battery 

697  Ouaglio,  Sor. 

Tyrolese  Apple  Orchard 

698  Weller 

Helping  Mother 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIF 


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699  Brandes 

Alpine  Landscape 


700  Lefeubure 

The  Huzzars 


701   Bayer,  Von 

Monk  in  His  Cell 


STATUARY 

Property  of  the  California  Museum  Association 
PRESENTED  BY  DAVID  LUBIN 
No.  1     George  Washington 

No.  2    America  (Original  Creation  by  Rominella) 
No.  3    Venus  at  the  Bath  (Replica  from  the  Vatican) 
No.  4  Diana 
No.  5  Appollo 

PRESENTED  BY  MRS.  MARGARET  E.  CROCKER 
No.  6    Rebecca  at  the  Well 
No.  7    Cupid  and  Psyche  (Medallion) 

PRESENTED  BY  MR.  AND  MRS.  H.  WEINSTOCK. 
No.  8    The  Wrestlers 


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LOWER  FLOOR 

COLLECTION  OF  MINERALS 

Property  of  the  State  of  California 
(Separate  Catalogue) 


MUSEUM 


Property  of  tlie  California  Museum  Association. 


SACRAMENTO,  CALIF. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GALLERY 


Judge  E.  B.  and  Mrs.  Margaret  E.  Crocker  erected  in  the 
City  of  Sacramento,  California,  the  E.  B.  Crocker  Art  Gallery 
1870-1873  to  gratify  their  tastes.  They  gathered  most  of  the 
Art  collection  during  their  travels  in  Europe.  The  large 
collection  of  studies,  drawings,  etc.,  kept  In  portfolios  and 
lockers,  were  secured  from  studios  and  collectors  in  Europe 
during  the  Franco-Prussian  War. 

In  1884  the  California  Museum  Association  was  formed  to 
gather  a  museum  of  art,  natural  history  mineral  examples, 
etc.,  and  to  study  matters  related  to  the  development  of  the 
resources  of  California. 

To  aid  in  securing  a  hall  for  Its  purposes,  it  gave  an  Art 
Loan  Exhibition  in  the  Art  Gallery  by  the  kindness  of  Mrs. 
Margaret  E.  Crocker,  widow  of  Judge  E.  B.  Crocker.  It  was 
so  successful  that  in  its  midst  Mrs.  Crocker  donated  to  the 
Association  the  Building  and  all  its  contents.  By  the  request 
of  the  Association  Mrs.  Crocker  changed  the  gift  so  that 
it  could  be  received  by  the  City  of  Sacramento  with  the 
California  Museum  Association  as  a  co-tenant  and  adminis- 
trator. The  city  accepted  the  trust  and  the  two  bodies  have 
ever  since  controlled  the  property  jointly. 

In  honor  of  the  donor  of  the  Gallery  the  people  shortly 
after  the  making  of  the  deed,  gave  her  a  reception  in  the 
great  Agricultural  Pavilion,  which  for  floral  beauty,  unanimity 
of  participation  and  splendor  of  ceremony,  has  never  been 
surpassed  in  the  State.  People  and  societies  from  all  over 
the  State  participated  and  contributed  to  the  features  of  the 
floral  festival.  An  account  of  all  this  with  paintings  by 
California  artists  was  bound  In  a  unique  volume  of  gold  and 
Sutter  Fort  Oak,  and  with  another  volume  bound  in  silver 
and  oak  containing  newspaper  comments  on  the  gift  and 
festival,  presented  to  Mrs.  Crocker. 

The  original  gift  included  160  feet  on  O  Street,  by  160 
on  Second  Street.  A  few  years  later  and  shortly  prior  to 
her  death,  Mrs.  Crocker  gave  an  additional  strip  on  the  east 
marked  by  the  west  line  of  the  residence  property  next  to 
the  gallery. 

The  fine  collection  of  minerals  in  the  gallery  is  the 
property  of  the  State  of  California. 


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